Contract award · 5 Mar 2026

Provision of Range Extension Equipment for Project Expanse

Ministry of Defence awarded “Provision of Range Extension Equipment for…” to Ministry of Defence for £1.75m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionTelecoms equipmentSouth West

Value £1.75m

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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Buyer
Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£1,749,063.60
Procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sector
Telecoms equipment · Communications infrastructure (CPV 32571000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date5 Mar 2026
  2. Published2 Apr 2026Published 28 days after the contract date

Description

Procurement of 6 x ASGARD power generation capability to support consistent, continuous charging of the DDS capability during Exercises and Operations. Total contract value £699,625.44. This contract was directly awarded under Framework RM6116 NS3 Lot 1C

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