Contract award · 4 Jan 2021

Lightning Shield and Tiger Trap Support

Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Lightning Team awarded “Lightning Shield and Tiger Trap Support” to Waymont Consulting Limted for £271k on 4 Jan 2021. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionIT servicesEast of England

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Lightning Team · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£270,833
Procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sector
IT services · Data security software development services (CPV 72212732)
Timeline
  1. Contract date4 Jan 2021
  2. Published7 Jan 2021Published 3 days after the contract date

Description

A new 2 year contract is required to maintain support to the Lightning Shield and Tiger Trap gateway device. Together Lightning Shield and Tiger Trap form the Sovereign Data Gateway (SDG) in support of the F35 Lightning II aircraft. Additional information: This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis, & is published for reasons of transparency. If you are interested in becoming a sub-contractor for this requirement, you should apply directly to the supplier named.

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