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
- Thales UK
- Value
- £2,900,000,000
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Repair and maintenance services of security and defence materials (CPV 50600000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 May 2023
- Published29 May 2025Published 749 days after the contract date
Description
The Maritime Combat Systems Team, part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Thales UK Limited for the in-service support (including maintenance and obsolescence and stock management) of the following items of equipment fitted across the United Kingdom Royal Navy submarine and surface ship fleet (the Equipment): Sonars 2050, 2054, 2076, 2087, 2093, 2193; UAA4, UAT, UAT(16); T&V Class Periscopes; AJU,AJN & AXA Masts; AVS; Orphan MRE and NEP Cabinets (the Contract). Such in-service support includes the provision of spare parts, repair and maintenance activity and safety certification.
About the supplier
Thales UK: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00868273).