Who Won It

Contract award · 10 Feb 2021

Type 31 Mode 5 IFF

Ministry of Defence awarded “Type 31 Mode 5 IFF” to Leonardo MW Ltd for £3m on 10 Feb 2021. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionSecurity, fire & defence equipmentSouth West

BuyerMinistry of Defence
Value £3m
WinnerLeonardo MW Ltd

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Supplier
Leonardo MW Ltd
Value
£3,000,000
Procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sector
Security, fire & defence equipment · Destroyers and frigates (CPV 35511200)
Region
South West
Official notice
002892-2021 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date10 Feb 2021
  2. Published12 Feb 2021Published 2 days after the contract date

Description

The MODE 5 Identification Friend-or-Foe system will form a critical sub-system of the T31 frigates, enabling secure communication with other Royal Navy and UK military platforms, as well as platforms operated by allies.

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