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Published 27 Nov 2025, 23:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UHF MANET Radios · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£700,000≈ £350k / year · £840,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Jan 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Jan 2028 · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement is for purchase of an initial 2 UHF MANET radios by 31 March 2026, to develop CONOPS and experimentation setups among coastal forces and in shore-based support facilities. There will be the option for the Authority for purchase and delivery of up to 20 additional radios either by 31 March 2026 or up to 31 March 2028.

  • No preliminary market engagement: In this instance, a preliminary market engagement notice was not published because the need for this requirement was only identified and developed within the last three months. Therefore, issuing an advance notice so close to the release of this Tender notice would not have been beneficial.

CPV: Radio equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£700,000
Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensionsValue: £700,000 exc. VAT · £840,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The contract will include the option to extend by up to two years after the initial end date of approximately 31 January 2028 (date to be confirmed on contract award), giving a maximum duration up to approximately 31 January 2031 (date to be confirmed on contract award). The contract is set at an initial value of £500,000 ex VAT (£620,000 inc VAT) with the option to increase this to a total value of £700,000 ex VAT (£840,000 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional goods/services as detailed in the contract. · The contract will include the option to extend by up to two years after the initial end date of approximately 31 January 2028 (date to be confirmed on contract award), giving a maximum duration up to approximately 31 January 2031 (date to be confirmed on contract award). The contract is set at an initial value of £500,000 ex VAT (£620,000 inc VAT) with the option to increase this to a total value of £700,000 ex VAT (£840,000 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional goods/services as detailed in the contract.
32344210 Radio equipment
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Financial: Full details of the Financial Evaluation criteria and scoring are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
  • Technical: Full details of the Technical Evaluation criteria and scoring are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Nov 2025, 23:52 GMT
Last source update
11 Dec 2025, 14:31 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 12 Jan 2026
Authority reference
715717521
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077904
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Radio equipment
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eaaa Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Payments to be made in accordance with Terms & Conditions. Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.

Review and risk notes
Risks

The following risks could occur which could affect contract delivery or performance:

Changes in laws or regulations resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.

Unexpected delays to delivery timescales due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.

Unexpected changes to costs due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.

Unexpected changes to volume of deliverables due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.

Unexpected changes to scope of deliverables due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
Submission deadline
2 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Clarification deadline
11 Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted through the Defence Sourcing Portal at contracts.mod.uk ↗

Timeline

27 Nov 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published331 days ago
    27 Nov 2025, 23:52 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by318 days ago
    11 Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT
  3. Latest notice published317 days ago
    11 Dec 2025, 14:31 GMT
  4. Submission deadline295 days ago
    2 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Award decision expected by285 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract starts266 days ago
    1 Feb 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Nov 2025, 23:52 GMT
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    11 Dec 2025, 14:31 GMT
    UK12
  3. Status changed to cancelled
    11 Dec 2025, 14:31 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—5 Dec 2025CancelledThe procurement has been withdrawn during the tendering period with no contract awarded. This is due to a need to review and possibly change the requirements, following feedback and information received after tender issue. If a decision is made to run a tender competition again in future then this will be re-advertised.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ Navy Commercial, NCHQ, Whale Island, Portsmouth, South East, PO2 8BYContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender