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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Total Integrated Solutions Limited SME
- Value
- £10,000,000
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Communications system maintenance services (CPV 50334400)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 013916-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Mar 2024
- Published30 Apr 2024Published 47 days after the contract date
Description
The replacement contract will provide continued in-service support of the systems and legacy equipment currently satisfied under the CSA/1097 Contract. There is a requirement for continuation of OEM spares, repairs and technical support for equipment covered by the extant CSA/1097 contract. CCTV, PABX, Flight Deck Comms, RICE 1&2, Main Broadcast and IR comms are deployed on RN, RFA surface platforms as well as subsurface platforms. The replacement contract has an estimated value of up to £10 million (Ten Million Pounds Sterling, ex VAT) and will have a term of 5 (five) years with 2 (two) option years to align with the Authority’s obsolescence management plan and technical refreshes in respect of the equipment.
About the supplier
Total Integrated Solutions Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00490674).