Official UK procurement notice
UK5 - 715709451 -Transparency Notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
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 descriptionProvision of an Inter-Site Connectivity Service to British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) Falkland Islands.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d967Find 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- Transparency notice published4 Nov 2025, 08:01 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £383,5431 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published715713452 - BFSAI - FALKLAND ISLANDS INTER-ISLAND CONNECTIVITY4 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027 | £383,543 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender