Foxhound Command Variant

A Contract Award Notice
by MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Source
Contracts Finder
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
15.5 month
Value
£10M-£20M
Sector
DEFENCE
Published
18 Dec 2023
Delivery
18 Dec 2023 to 31 Mar 2025
Deadline
15 Dec 2023 17:00

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

1 supplier

Description

The Authority has identified a need to generate 50 Foxhound Command Variants. To accommodate this, Army commercial will seek to convert up to 50 Foxhound Light Protected Patrol Vehicles to Command Variant, via a single source contract with General Dynamics Land Systems UK. The conversion will provide enhanced VHF, HF and UHF capability, whilst providing the users with a working environment suitable for operating BOWMAN data terminals. The conversion will also include vehicle performance enhancements, required to support the new variant and function on the platform, including mission battery improvement and crew display systems. General Dynamics UK are the OEM and Design Authority of the Foxhound Platform and have developed the design for the modification using private venture funding As the Design Authority, and only contractor to have access to the design for the modification, General Dynamics UK is the only contractor which is able to perform the requirement, for technical reasons. Further, General Dynamics UK is the Design Authority for BOWMAN and are also the only UK Licenced company by US DOD, under ITAR, to install BOWMAN on a new variant of Foxhound.

Award Detail

1 General Dynamics (Gwent)
  • Value: £9,985,030

CPV Codes

  • 35412500 - Command and liaison vehicles
  • 35712000 - Tactical command, control and communication systems

Other Information

(01) Offer of Contract Signed.pdf

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