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ACTF2 - Keysight - GNSS Simulator Support

Defence Equipment and Support · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 22 Sept 2026, 23:25.

Opportunity overview

Provision of a five-year Through Life Support contract for the Keysight GSS9000 GNSS Simulator installed within the Anechoic Chamber Test Facility 2 at MOD Boscombe Down. The contract will be worth approximately £500,000 and will include maintenance and repair, software support and licensing, technical support, calibration and verification, obsolescence management and training support.

Awarded to

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Keysight Technologies UK Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
£400k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 03809903
Location
Wokingham, UKJ11, RG41 5TP, 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
715958503
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The Authority (the Space Delivery Team within NAD-G) intends to award a contract to Keysight Technologies UK Limited (Keysight) for the provision of Through Life Support (TLS) services for the Keysight GSS9000 GNSS Simulator installed within the Anechoic Chamber Test Facility 2 (ACTF2) at MOD Boscombe Down. The required TLS services include maintenance and repair, software support and licensing, technical support, calibration and verification, obsolescence management and training support. The contract will be awarded by Direct Award under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023. The Authority considers that the conditions set out in Schedule 5 Paragraph 6 (Technical Reasons) are satisfied because competition is absent for technical reasons and no reasonable alternative supplier exists. Keysight is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and sole Design Authority for the GSS9000 GNSS Simulator. Keysight alone possesses the technical expertise and engineering knowledge required to service and support the hardware, software, firmware and associated proprietary calibration processes necessary for the operation of the simulator suite and the accurate simulation of GNSS environments. No other economic operator possesses the technical expertise, engineering know-how, specialised OEM diagnostic tools, calibration equipment, proprietary technical data and associated calibration processes required to effectively service and maintain the Keysight GNSS Simulator. As a result, Keysight alone holds the capability necessary to maintain, calibrate, update and support all software, firmware and hardware aspects of the simulator to the standards required to sustain operational integrity and system availability. Accordingly, the Authority considers that only Keysight can provide the required TLS services and that, due to the absence of competition for technical reasons, no reasonable alternative supplier exists.

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
Jamie Fisher

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Keysight Technologies UK Limited
Id
GB-COH-03809903

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03809903

Address

Street Address
610 Wharfedale Road
Locality
Wokingham
Postal Code
RG41 5TP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
ACTF2 - Keysight - GNSS Simulator Support
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71336000
Description
Engineering support services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72261000
Description
Software support services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
71334000
Description
Mechanical and electrical engineering services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
50312600
Description
Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
38112100
Description
Global navigation and positioning systems (GPS or equivalent)

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
480,000
Amount
400,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03809903
Name
Keysight Technologies UK Limited

Contract period

Starts
11 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
10 Jan 2032, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
089875-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
22 Sept 2026, 21:29
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
4 Jan 2027, 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. 089875-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·