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715733472 Thermal Clip-On System (TCOS) UK 5

Defence Equipment and Support · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 09:52.

Opportunity overview

The Ministry of Defence intends to award a Combined Support Contract to Thermoteknix Systems Limited for: i) the additional supply of the in-service Thermal Clip-On Systems (“TCOS”) and supporting ancillaries; and ii) the repair and maintenance of these capabilities. The contract will be for a period of 1 year and have a potential value of up to £4.5M (excluding VAT).

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.

Thermoteknix Systems Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£4.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
24 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£5.4m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PNLX-8177-CXXM
Location
Cambridge, UKH12, CB4 0WZ, 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
15733472 Thermal Clip-On System (TCOS)
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Single supplier - technical reasons The Ministry of Defence intends to award a Combined Support Contract to Thermoteknix Systems Limited for: i) the additional supply of the in-service Thermal Clip-On Systems ("TCOS") and supporting ancillaries; and ii) the repair and maintenance of these capabilities. The contract will be for a period of 1 year and have a potential value of up to £4.5M (excluding VAT). It is considered that this contract can be awarded under section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 relying on the direct award justification specified in para 6 of Schedule 5 (single supplier - technical grounds). It is considered that a Direct Award is permissible under the Act on the basis that, due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only Thermoteknix Systems Ltd can deliver the goods and services in accordance with the Army's Land Fleet Requirements and there are no alternatives to those goods, services or works. Thermoteknix Systems Ltd is the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and Design Authority (DA) of the current in-service TCOS and supporting ancillaries, [including providing repair, technical support, and configuration management services for these capabilities]. Only Thermoteknix Systems Ltd has the necessary technical data, knowledge, and expertise, including access to proprietary, to deliver this requirement. Their continued technical expertise, technical data, and knowledge is necessary to ensure that the TCOS remain fully operational, compliant and interoperable with existing in-service MOD platforms and weapons. Incompatibility between the TCOS and existing systems would require re-testing, and new verification and validation to ensure safety and suitability for service, operational performance and effectiveness, and interoperability. Introducing new items would result in disproportionate cost, time and difficulties. For technical reasons, therefore, only Thermoteknix can supply these goods and ancillary services, and there are no reasonable alternative goods or services to deliver 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
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVRL-5831-GLMM

Address

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

Contact

Name
Mrs Amy Parker

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Thermoteknix Systems Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PNLX-8177-CXXM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNLX-8177-CXXM

Address

Street Address
Tennyson House, Cambridge Business Park, Cambridge
Locality
Cambridge
Postal Code
CB4 0WZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH12

Contact

Telephone
+44 1223 204000

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38633000
Description
Telescopic sights

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNLX-8177-CXXM
Name
Thermoteknix Systems Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
715733472 Thermal Clip-On System (TCOS)
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
24 Mar 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
24 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
23 Mar 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
5,400,000
Amount
4,500,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-14109
Document Type
contractSigned
Description
715733472 TCOS DA_Combined PDF.pdf
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
028731-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
27 Mar 2026, 16:26
Format
text/html

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
KPI1- Delivery on Time (Demand Orders)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
KIPI2- Self to Self-Delivery (Demand Orders)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
KPI3- Delivery on Time (Ad-Hoc Tasks)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
KPI4- Delivery on Time (Repair Tasks)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
KPI5- Ad-Hoc Tasking Responses

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 6
Id
6
Title
KPI6- Repair Tasking Responses

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 006175-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 019491-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 028731-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·