Official UK procurement notice
SPMAP/0107 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionModification and update to address obsolescence issues on radio equipment currently fitted to N3 Dauphin platform
CPV: Parts for helicopters
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Dauphin (N3) AH Mk1 platform is fitted with the Sepura SRG 3500
The Dauphin (N3) AH Mk1 platform is fitted with the Sepura SRG 3500.
Airwave will be wholly replaced by the Home Office led Emergency Services Network (ESN), with Airwave being decommissioned in Dec 2024
Special Projects Multi Air Platforms (SPMAP) DT are required to ensure the sustainment of the Airwave radio capability until 2024 when ESN will become active. The requirement is to replace the legacy Airwave radios with those procured through a separate project.
The Authority intends to contract Chelton, as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the Control Head units, to conduct the software uplift required for the Control Heads, and complete the Airwave Reference Testing to deliver a fully certified system that can operate on the extant network.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-020905- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The contract has as its object services listed in Annex II B to the directive
- Published justification
The Control Head Unit utilised on the N3 platform provides the user interface for the Airwave radio. Currently this is the CH150-14 TETRA Single Head Controller, with Chelton as the Original Equipment Manufacturer. The software utilised to control the radios which is hosted on the CH150-14 Control Head is Chelton proprietary property for which Chelton solely own the Intellectual Property (IP) rights. The associated TETRA end software utilised to programme the control heads is also Chelton IP. The software installed in the current N3 Control Heads is not compatible with the SRG 3900 and requires updating in order to operate the replacement Airwave capability. Therefore, as Chelton own the IP for the software on the Control Head Units, they are the only organisation that can hold appropriate DAOS-approvals to conduct the necessary upgrade and subsequent TETRA Airwave certification of the newly configured radio system
Therefore, in accordance with Regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 (DSPCR) it is considered there is appropriate technical reasons for a Single Source Contract with Chelton for the Control Head software uplift and delivery of a certified system.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelton LimitedSubcontracting: declared | £185,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
SPMAP/0107 · Chelton Limited
- Signed
- 16 Aug 2021
- Value
- £185,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Defence Equipment & Support, SPMAP Delivery TeamReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Chelton LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.