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Published 4 Nov 2025, 08:01 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UK5 - 715709451 -Transparency Notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Direct awardDefence & securitySME suitable
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery listed: Falkland Islands (FK)
Awarded value£383,543published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of an Inter-Site Connectivity Service to British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) Falkland Islands.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery listed: Falkland Islands (FK)Eligibility: SME eligible

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Defence & security
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Nov 2025, 08:01 GMT
Last source update
4 Nov 2025, 08:01 GMT
Authority reference
715713452 - BFSAI - FALKLAND ISLANDS INTER-ISLAND CONNECTIVITY
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070650
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area in notice
Falkland Islands (FK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d967 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

SURE have exclusive rights provided by the Falkland Goavernment to operate on the Falkland Islands.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 4 Nov 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    4 Nov 2025, 08:01 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £383,5431 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published715713452 - BFSAI - FALKLAND ISLANDS INTER-ISLAND CONNECTIVITY4 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027£383,543—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ Westwells Rd, Corsham, South West, SN13 9GBContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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