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The Provision of Contractor Logistic Support (CLS) to Outfit 4KMA

Ministry of Defence · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:03.

Opportunity overview

Outfit 4KMA is a critical communication system that provides the Royal Navy (RN) with Ship/Shore and Ship/Ship data and voice communication services.

Awarded to

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Thales UK Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
£10m
Awarded
Not supplied
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
715692460
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
1. The Strategic Services Radio-in-Service (RiS) Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“MOD”), intends to award a new contract with Thales UK for the through life support of the Outfit 4KMA High Frequency (HF) data communication system fitted on several Royal Navy (RN) platforms. 2. It is considered that this Contract can be placed as a Direct Award (for Technical Reasons) pursuant to s41 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. 3. Through Life Support of the Outfit 4KMA HF data communication system is required to: - Maintain documentation including safety, technical publications, configuration and obsolescence management. - Provide fault diagnosis and the development of solutions to systems problems and issues. - Provide a repair capability to repair damaged or faulty components. 4. Outfit 4KMA is a critical communication system that provides the Royal Navy with High Frequency Ship/Shore and Ship/Ship data and voice communication services. It supports the exchange of ACP127-format formal messaging and enables maritime command and control in contested electromagnetic environments. 5. The required Through Life Support is for equipment originally designed and installed on RN platforms by Thales UK in 2005. Following installation, this equipment has also been maintained under multiple contracts with Thales UK over the last 23 years. During this time, Thales UK have built up significant technical knowledge about the 4KMA system/equipment. This knowledge is critical for the continued through-life support/maintaining the Royal Navy’s HF capability and cannot be replicated by other suppliers in the market-place. Based on this (and due to the age of the equipment resulting in various obsolescence issues), Thales UK are deemed by the MOD to be the only supplier with the technical ability to meet the MOD requirement for the continued through-life support to the 4KMA equipment. 6. Thales also own the Intellectual Property for the items listed below which needs to be used for the delivery of the through-life support. a. The TRC1760 Modem b. Series 6000 exciter/Receiver and Front Panel c. 125W Power Amplifier TMR 1096 d. 125W Power Amplifier TMR 1097 e. 500W Transceiver System f. ARQ Server g. ACP127/JANAP128 Client h. ACP123 Client i. HF E-mail Client

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
UKK15
Country
GB
Locality
Corsham
Postal Code
SN13 9NR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
MOD Corsham, Westwells Rd

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

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

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ28
Country
GB
Locality
Crawley
Postal Code
RH10 9HA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Thales UK Limited

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
00868273
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
The Provision of Contractor Logistic Support (CLS) to Outfit 4KMA
Status
pending
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
50600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of security and defence materials

Value

Amount
10,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
12,000,000

Options

Description
2x 1 year options

Renewal

Description
2x 1 year options

Documents

Entry 1
Id
065779-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
16 Oct 2025, 09:22

Suppliers

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

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
31 Aug 2026, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2031, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Corsham · UKK15 · SN13 9NR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05cdb4-2025-10-16T09:22:03+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·