QEC Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) In Service Support

A Contract Award Notice
by MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Goods)
Duration: not specified
Value: £299K

Sector: DEFENCE
Published: 16 Nov 2021
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

South East England:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

MOD Bristol

1 supplier

Leonardo Basildon

Description

In Service Support by the Contractor of the Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system installed on QEC.

Award Detail

1	Leonardo (Basildon) QEC Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) In Service Support Reference: 028644-2021-701555429-1 Value: £298,539

Renewal Options

Additional months of support, from 1 April 2023 - 30 September 2023 and 1 October 2023 - 31 March 2024. Un-priced option for procurement of spare interrogators.

Award Criteria

price

CPV Codes

35722000 - Radar

Indicators

Options are available.

Legal Justification

The Secretary of State for Defence (the Authority), through the Surface Ships Combat Systems Group (SSCSG) Project Team within Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) intends to place a 21 month contract, with up to two six month option periods for a maximum duration of 33 months, with Leonardo UK Ltd. for the Support of Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Identification Friend or Foe (IFF). QEC IFF is a secondary surveillance radar system fitted to the two ships in the QEC. It forms part of the QEC Mission System and contributes towards situational awareness, identification and Air Traffic Control operations within both vessels. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. Leonardo UK Ltd. is the existing service provider and only they possess the necessary expertise, means and know how essential to delivering and supporting the IFF capability as it is a bespoke technical solution fitted to QEC. It is not feasible for another supplier to achieve the required technical performance, as they would not have the specific technical knowledge, tools and means which the current supplier has at its disposal.