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714506451- CLS for Telebrief - CAN

Defence Equipment and Support · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:09.

Opportunity overview

Provision of Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) of the Falkland Island Telebrief Systems at Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC), Falkland Islands (FI) and United Kingdom (UK). 2 year contract from 7th July 2025 - 6th July 2027, dates on contract notice reflect retrospective notice

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Thales UK Ltd

Matched by number
Published award value
£2.5m
Awarded
29 Jun 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 00868273
Location
Crawley, UKJ28, RH10 9HA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
714506451
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The Air Defence & Windfarm Mitigation Systems (ADWiMS) Defence Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to Award a contract to Thales UK Ltd to procure the Provision of Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) of the Falkland Island Telebrief Systems at Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC), Falkland Islands (FI) and United Kingdom (UK). The UK Telebrief System is the only formal method of rapidly launching fighter aircraft throughout the RAF. The system is ready to launch fighter aircraft at very short notice for the purpose of defending the airspace around the UK and FI, or in response to an aviation security incident. The UK Telebrief System carries voice communications between the Control and Reporting Centres (CRCs) located at RAF Boulmer / NATS Swanwick and the applicable Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) bases It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the direct award criteria under the Procurement Act 2023 (Act) paragraph 27 of schedule 2 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 5. It is the Authority’s intention to direct award to Thales UK Ltd for an additional two years due to a delay in procuring the replacement system. This contract is to ensure that the current service is maintained until the new service is implemented.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Entry 2
Id
defenceSecurityOperational

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM
Name
Defence Equipment and Support

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH25
Country
GB
Locality
Henlow
Postal Code
SG16 6DN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
RAF Henlow

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PVRL-5831-GLMM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-00868273
Name
Thales UK Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ28
Country
GB
Locality
Crawley
Postal Code
RH10 9HA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Manor Royal

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
00868273
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
30 Jun 2025, 00:00
Title
714506451 - CLS for Telebrief
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
FK
Country
FK
Country Name
Falkland Islands
Entry 2
Region
CY
Country
CY
Country Name
Cyprus
Entry 3
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
50334400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Communications system maintenance services

Value

Amount
2,534,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
3,040,800

Renewal

Description
1 6 month extension

Documents

Entry 1
Id
015209-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
15 Apr 2025, 12:07
Entry 2
Id
046836-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
7 Aug 2025, 11:36

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00868273
Name
Thales UK Ltd

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
20 Aug 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
6 Jul 2027, 23:59
Starts
21 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
6 Jan 2028, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
18 Aug 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Henlow · UKH25 · SG16 6DN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050322-2025-08-07T11:36:26+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·