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Provision of Support Services to the TacSys Dismounted Data System (DDS)

Ministry of Defence · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 08:05.

Opportunity overview

The DDS requirement is to deliver a quantity of radios and ancillaries to be connected to provide the DDS system. The design to be used to deliver is owned by the MOD and was delivered as part of the Dismounted Situational Awareness (DSA) project by Rowden Technologies. The DSA project has been delayed but the design has been used by other MOD teams. Rowden continuation of support is required to deliver DDS capability, building on work they have already completed as the Design and Integration Partner for DSA project.

Awarded to

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Rowden Technologies

Matched by number
Published award value
£4m
Awarded
26 Aug 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 09981110
Location
Bristol, UKK12, BS34 6FE, 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
715611454
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The TacSys Service Executive (SE) within Defence Digital (DD), part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), have placed with Rowden Technologies a 7-month contract for the Provision of Support Services to the TacSys Dismounted Data System (DDS). It was considered that this contract can be placed using a Direct Award Procedure pursuant to Schedule 5, Paras 6 & 7, of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) due to technical reasons and the supply of repeat services. Following the competitive procedure through the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 (DOS 5) framework, the MOD awarded initial Design and Integration Partner (DIP) 2-year contract to Rowden Technologies in July 2021. The scope of the contract was to deliver a DSA system design, which would be used by the MOD to carry out an Assessment Phase competition and to supply the Dismounted Situational Awareness (DSA) system at scale. This design was delivered and has been extensively used and further developed by the MOD and will be used to deliver DDS requirement. As such a new short-term support contract is required prior to planned competition for a longer term contract. Rowden were responsible for the development and delivery of the DSA system design and are currently the only company who have the requisite technical knowhow, expertise and experience to carry out the activities required for the DDS. A change of supplier at this time would introduce disproportionate technical difficulties in both the operation and maintenance of the DDS system, resulting in a loss of capability. Due to the above reasons the requirement will continue as a single source requirement.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
switchingDirectAward

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK12
Country
GB
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Abbey Wood South

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Kate Pelechata
Telephone
0303 384 3636
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-09981110
Name
Rowden Technologies

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK12
Country
GB
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 6FE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit G3c Bolingbroke Way

Control

Description
Robert Harper, Director, September 1987 Alexander Bloomfield, Director, October 1983 Clifford Kamara, Director, November 1981 Joseph Martin Robinson, Director, November 1984

Details

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

Identifier

Id
09981110
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Telephone
0117 313 1236

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
27 Aug 2025, 00:00
Title
Provision of support services to TacSys Dismounted Data System (DDS)
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKK12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71320000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Engineering design services

Value

Amount
4,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
4,800,000

Options

Description
Two extension periods to extend the service until replaced

Renewal

Description
Extended if the competition to replace is delayed

Documents

Entry 1
Id
050535-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
21 Aug 2025, 13:28
Entry 2
Id
052028-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
28 Aug 2025, 14:34

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-09981110
Name
Rowden Technologies

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
9 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
9 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
21 Aug 2026, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
8 Sept 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Provision of Support Services to the TacSys Dismounted Data System (DDS)
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
17 Sept 2025, 00:00
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
4,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
4,800,000

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
17 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2026, 23:59

Options

Description
2x extenson options: 1x to cover period Apr-Jun'26 and 1x to cover period Jul-Aug'26

Renewal

Description
Two extension periods to extend the service until replaced.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
063120-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
8 Oct 2025, 09:31

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Provision of cellular service
Description
Provision of a monthly report on use of the remaining SIM card and Data provision. These should be provided as an electronic version in an editable format such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint etc.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Service desk response time
Description
The speed at which the service desk responds to calls during any exercise or deployment. This must be measured by Rowden Technologies and evidence provided to the Authority on a monthly basis as an electronic version in an editable format such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint etc.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Post Exercise observation report
Description
Provision of a summary of lessons learnt during the user trials and test activities identifying what worked well, what could be improved, and any necessary adjustments for future use. This shall record system insights such as system faults, failure rates and incidents (including situation and environmental metrics such as temperature, conditions in use etc.). The report should also consider the conditions under which the kit was used and the performance standards it was designed to meet.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Days
10

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS34 8JH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-058c27-2025-10-08T09:31:56+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·