Official UK procurement notice
UK5 - IFF701 Calibration Services
Authority: National Armament Director Group (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Contract value (direct award)£620,000≈ £620k / year · £744,000 inc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to VIAVI SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
Contract term 1 yrends 12 May 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 13 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a requirement to calibrate 40 IFF701(TI) Test Sets.
CPV: Calibration services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 18 Sept 2025, 15:19 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2026, 15:48 BST
- Authority reference
715620467- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037226- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059d5aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
18 Sept 2025 → 13 May 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published18 Sept 2025, 15:19 BST
- Market engagement374 days ago · met17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
The Authority is making the market aware of the Market Engagement that has taken place. The RFI for was released to the market via Defence Sourcing Portal on the 18th of September 2025. Responses to this RFI were accepted until midnight on 17th October 2025.
Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-057791
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059d5a
Published 18 September 2025, 3:19pm
- Latest notice published186 days ago23 Apr 2026, 15:48 BST
- Next notice expected186 days ago23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts167 days ago13 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Sept 2025, 15:19 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Apr 2026, 15:01 BSTUK2
- Transparency notice published23 Apr 2026, 15:48 BSTUK5
- Status changed to complete23 Apr 2026, 15:48 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Apr 2026, 15:48 BST
- Contract signature expected13 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £120,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIAVI SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED22 May 2026 – 21 May 2027 | £120,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Viavi Solutions UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender