Contract

Drone Effectiveness Workshop

  • Army

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-007323

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e830

Published 26 February 2025, 3:41pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Army

Army HQ

Andover

SP118HJ

Email

Army-Comrcl-Futures-Mailbox@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ36 - Central Hampshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence

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

Drone Effectiveness Workshop

Reference number

713762450

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of facilities and frequency generators for UK suppliers to test their uncrewed air systems (UAS) in an emulated environment.

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: £48,460

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of facilities and frequency generators for UK suppliers to test their uncrewed air systems (UAS) in an emulated environment.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Awarded pre-procurement regulations- procured under the T3E QinetiQ long term partnering agreement as it is falls into the Testing category. QinetiQ has the specialist technical expertise, facilities sand support services, which is required for the Drone Spectrum Workshop.

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

28 January 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

QinetiQ Limited

Farnborough

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

03796233

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £48,460


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

MOD

Andover

Country

United Kingdom