Contract award · 1 Oct 2025

4,969,433.16

Ministry of Defence awarded a telecoms equipment contract to Sure South Atlantic Ltd for £4.97m on 1 Oct 2025. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionTelecoms equipmentSouth West

Value £4.97m

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

Key facts

Buyer
Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£4,969,433.16
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Telecoms equipment · Telecommunications network (CPV 32412100)
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Oct 2025
  2. Published30 Oct 2025Published 29 days after the contract date

Description

the requirement is to provide a Business Broadband Service to BFSAI – Falkland Islands using both wired and wireless access

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