Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Kings Lynn
PE33 9NP
Contact
Elaine Shelford
Telephone
+44 3001664065
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
LIGHTNING SHIELD & TIGERTRAP Support Contract
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72212732 - Data security software development services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Services contract in support of LIGHTNING SHIELD & TIGERTRAP sovereign data gateway.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £686,131.18
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ25 - West Surrey
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Services contract for the support of LIGHTNING SHIELD & TIGERTRAP sovereign data gateway.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice
- The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The Lightning II Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place a 2+1 year contract with Waymont Consulting Ltd (Waymont) for the continued support including repair/replacement of parts of the LIGHTNING SHIELD and TIGERTRAP network traffic inspection device. The contract has a value of £686,131. It is considered that this Contract can be placed in accordance with Regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a Contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the Contract without prior publication of a Contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons.
LIGHTNING SHIELD is a file validation software application that runs on the TIGERTRAP gateway device. Together LIGHTNING SHIELD and TIGERTRAP form the Sovereign Data Gateway (SDG) in support of the F35 Lightning II aircraft. LIGHTNING SHIELD acts as an inspection device, responsible for monitoring all network traffic between ALIS-CPE (UK) and ALIS-ALOU (USA). Waymont is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of both the TIGERTRAP hardware and LIGHTNING SHIELD software solution under a proprietary design that was approved by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). Only Waymont has the requisite technical know-how, tools and means, including proprietary documentation and information to carry out the services required. Waymont is not prepared to authorise any third party to use its proprietary information and the MOD does not hold, nor does it have the right to obtain or use, the necessary documentation or information from Waymont and cannot authorise a third party to carry out maintenance work to either the software or the hardware.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
713974453
Title
LIGHTNING SHIELD & TIGERTRAP Support
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Waymont Consulting Limited
1st Floor, 20 Nugent Road, Surrey Research Park
Guildford
GU2 7AF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ25 - West Surrey
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £686,131.18
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Lightning Delivery Team
Kings Lynn
Country
United Kingdom