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CHC/680 Ground Mission Support System (GMSS) Support

Defence Equipment and Support · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 04:17.

Opportunity overview

Provision of Support to Ground Mission Support System (GMSS).

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 Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
£7.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 00868273
Location
Reading, UKJ11, RG2 6GF, 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
CHC/680
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The Authority intends to directly award this contract pursuant to Regulation 41 of the Procurement Act 2023, in line with the direct award justifications under Schedule 5. It is considered that this contract can be placed via Direct Award without prior publication under Schedule 5, paragraph 7. Paragraph 7 provides that the Authority may directly award a public contract that concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier where they are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of the goods, services or works where a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works; and the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance. The requirement is for an extension to the existing services through the provision of spares, repairs and technical support of equipment wholly owned, with design rights, by Thales UK Ltd. It is also noted that, a change in supplier or equipment would directly affect the operational readiness of the Chinook force as any new equipment would require clearance due to incompatibility, resulting in disproportionate technical difficulties for the end user. Thales UK Ltd Ground Mission Support System equipment remains in service with Chinook helicopter, and as such this equipment is the only of its kind for this capability that is cleared for Chinook use. Pursuant to Schedule 5, Clause 7, a change of supplier would result in the Authority receiving goods of a different form, and incompatible with both the platform and current equipment.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

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
Kerry Maginess-Roberts

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Thales UK Limited
Id
GB-COH-00868273

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00868273

Address

Street Address
350 Longwater Avenue
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG2 6GF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
CHC/680 Ground Mission Support System (GMSS) Support
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
35711000
Description
Command, control, communication systems
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72253000
Description
Helpdesk and support services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
8,640,000
Amount
7,200,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

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

Contract period

Starts
30 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
29 Nov 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
29 Nov 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Two off one year extensions to be used at the Authority's discretion.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
076145-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 Aug 2026, 11:42
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
6 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 076145-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·