Troposcatter System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£496,991published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Mar 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Spectra Group (UK) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Dstl Resilient Deployed Communications (RDC) project is investigating technologies and capabilities that could offer UK Defence an advantage over potential adversaries in a contested electromagnetic environment. Modern troposcatter systems offer a potential capability to address a key capability gap. Specifically, Dstl’s acquisition of a state-of-the-art COTS Small-Form Factor Troposcatter System (SFFTS) will enable independent experimentation and trials in support of ongoing research.

CPV: Microwave radio equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
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 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
Last source update: 24 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-006029
Classification (CPV): Microwave radio equipment
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029eff Find a Tender

Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

It is considered that this can be justified on the basis of technical grounds pursuant to Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015). The UK MOD requirement is for a troposcatter system which:

Meets a dismounted expeditionary forces use case
Is one-person portable
Is transportable via commercial flights
Is capable of battery operation
Operates in C-band
Has a minimum bandwidth of 100Mbps

The COMET system is the only system available on the market which meets these specifications (both individually and in totality).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £496,9911 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Mar 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Spectra Group (UK) LimitedSME	£496,991 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 006029-2021-1 · Spectra Group (UK) LimitedSME
Signed
12 Mar 2021
Value
£496,991
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Salisbury, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Defence Science and Technology LaboratoryReview body Salisbury

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Spectra Group (UK) LimitedAwarded supplier Hereford, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.