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714785450 - UK Transparency Notice RAPIDSentry - 2 Years Service Support

Ministry of Defence · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:24.

Opportunity overview

Two year In Service Support Contract for RAPIDSentry equipment. In service support includes repair and maintenance of RAPIDSentry equipment. Note this contract was awarded on the 19/11/2025 but has been published with dates of the 17/12/2025 in order for it to be published

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

Matched by number
Published award value
£4.2m
Awarded
17 Dec 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 00868273
Location
Belfast, UKN06, BT6 9HB, 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
714785450 - UK Transparency Notice RAPIDSentry - 2 Years Service Support
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
1. The Short Range Integrated Air Defence delivery team (SIAD) part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) intends to award Thales UK Ltd an initial 2-year Contract with a 2 year option for the technical service support to sustain and support the RAPIDSentry systems owned by the MOD. There will be an extra 2 year optional support package included to enable continued in-service support, if required. The support contract will be in place from October 2025 and have an estimated value of £6.0M 2. This Procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023). It is considered this Contract be placed under Chapter 3, Section 41 – Direct Award in Specials Cases (1)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023). This is for Technical Reasons in accordance with: Schedule. 5 para. 6. The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract- (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reason, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works 3. SIAD DT cannot contract with another economic entity as Thales UK Ltd are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Design Authority for the RAPIDSentry air defence capability. As the OEM and Design Authority Thales own all design rights and technical information, access to which is necessary to fulfil this requirement. Without access to this proprietary information, it is not possible to fulfil this requirement, and therefore Thales are the only contractor capable of performing the required services. Only Thales have the technical information necessary to y to resolve equipment faults by service or repair. All unserviceable Line Replaceable Units (LRU) from any RS system must be returned to the OEM production facility for fault diagnosis and repair, as only the OEM has the requisite technical knowledge, information, and special Test Equipment to conduct repairs of internal LRUs. The Authority is provisioned with Operator & Maintainer Training and User manuals to allow RAF personnel to Operate and Maintain each RS system. Maintenance is limited to regular preventative tasks and when required, replacement of LRUs. The Authority has no permitted access to conduct software updates, equipment modifications or repairs of individual LRUs, due to the proprietary nature of the equipment. Therefore, only Thales is capable of fulfilling this requirement.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

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-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
MOD 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
Farzana Oaten
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-00868273
Name
Thales UK

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT6 9HB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Alanbrooke Rd

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
17 Dec 2025, 00:00
Title
SOTERIA RAPIDSentry - 2 Years Service Support
Status
pending
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

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
50842000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of weapon systems

Value

Amount
4,248,109
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
5,097,730.8

Options

Description
Additional training

Renewal

Description
2 year option to continue support

Documents

Entry 1
Id
057304-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
17 Sept 2025, 12:53
Entry 2
Id
083631-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
17 Dec 2025, 09:48

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00868273
Name
Thales UK

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
30 Dec 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2029, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
30 Dec 2025, 23:59

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-059c2b-2025-12-17T09:48:02ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·