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The Provision of Maintenance and Support for the FLIR Star Safire HD EO System

Ministry of Defence · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:46.

Opportunity overview

This requirement is for maintenance and support to the Teledyne FLIR STAR SAFIRE HD Electro-Optical (EO) Camera Turret and video system, providing Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) operational capability. This procurement is for three years core maintenance support with a 9 month option to extend.

Awarded to

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FLIR Systems Limited

Match pending…
Contract value
£1.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
7 Feb 2025
Award ID
005001-2025-1
Status
active
Location
West Malling, UKJ4, ME19 4AQ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79714000 — Surveillance services
  • CPV35721000 — Electronic intelligence system

Lots

  • This requirement is for maintenance and support to the Teledyne FLIR STAR SAFIRE HD Electro-Optical (EO) Camera Turret and video system, providing Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) operational capability. This procurement is for three years core maintenance support with a 9 month option to extend. Additional information: This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04ded8
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Why this procedure was chosen
The Multi Helicopter Platforms Delivery Team, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a single source contract to commence July 2025 to FLIR Systems Ltd for the provision of maintenance support for Star Safire HD Electro-Optical/Infra-Red Systems including operator and maintainer training courses on an ad hoc basis. It is considered that the award of this contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful and in accordance with regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracting Regulations (DSPCR) 2011. This is due to technical reasons, as it is technically impractical for an alternative supplier to meet this requirement. The Authority intends to award the contract for five FLIR Star Safire HD (SSHD) systems for a period of up to 3 years 9 months inclusive of options, to ensure support to the platform’s Out of Service Date (OSD). The contract has an estimated value of £1.753M inclusive of VAT and options.

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
3

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
VI.3

New Value

Text
Cyber Security Risk Assessment Ref: RAR-250213A08 Cyber Risk Profile: Moderate

Old Value

Text
Cyber Security Risk Assessment Ref: RAR-250206A02 Cyber Risk Profile: N/A

Legal basis

Id
32009L0081
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
79714000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Surveillance services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_PROC_NEGOTIATED_PRIOR_CALL_COMPETITION
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice
Entry 2
Id
D_MANUF_FOR_RESEARCH
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Options
Yes
Description
This requirement is for maintenance and support to the Teledyne FLIR STAR SAFIRE HD Electro-Optical (EO) Camera Turret and video system, providing Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) operational capability. This procurement is for three years core maintenance support with a 9 month option to extend. Additional information: This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency.

Options

Description
The requirement shall include a 9 month option to extend the agreement up to a period of 3 years and 9 months.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Lowest price
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
35721000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electronic intelligence system

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-98592
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
02
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Defence

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Defence

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-137948
Name
FLIR Systems Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ4
Locality
West Malling
Postal Code
ME19 4AQ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
FLIR Systems Limited
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-9253
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
MoD Abbey Wood

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Defence
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-7833
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
MOD Abbey Wood

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Defence

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
005001-2025-1
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-137948
Name
FLIR Systems Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
005001-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
005001-2025-1
Date Signed
7 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,400,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UK · BS34 8JH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04ded8-2025-02-13T16:36:35Zcompiled ·