Scope
Description
Contractor Logisitics Support on the Giraffe 1X Radars including tech support, spares and training
Contract 1. Giraffe 1X Contractor Logistic Support
Supplier
Contract value
- £12,000,000 excluding VAT
- £15,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
15 September 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2029
- 3 years, 6 months
Main procurement category
Goods
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
Addtional Option Years
CPV classifications
- 35722000 - Radar
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
Joint Sensors and Engagement Networks Team (JSENS), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a new contract JSENS/00214 to SAAB AB (publ) for a possible 3.5 years (6 months plus 3 x 1 Option Years). The Contract is for the for the provision of logistic and integration support, and associated articles, in relation to the Giraffe 1X radars which support the UK Ministry of Defence's Ground Based Air Defence capabilities. The Contract has a proposed value of £15m (Ex VAT).
In accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions within the Act. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Schedule 5, Para 6 a & b of the Procurement Act 2023 for technical reasons.
This is because the Contractor is the manufacturer of and design authority for, and holder of all relevant intellectual property rights and proprietary information (such as drawings and specifications) in, the Giraffe 1X radars.
No licences have been granted to any other persons, including the Authority, to obtain and exploit the drawings and specifications necessary to provide the requirement to support the equipment. The Contractor, as the only manufacturer and supplier of the Giraffe 1X radars as a defence product, is the only economic operator with the specific knowledge of the system to be able to support such equipment.
The Contractor is therefore the only economic operator capable of meeting the Authority's technical requirements under the Contract.
Supplier
SAAB (UK) LTD
- Companies House: 01724399
2nd Floor Kinnaird House, 1 Pall Mall East
London
SW1Y 5AU
United Kingdom
Email: solutions@saabseaeye.com
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Giraffe 1X Contractor Logistic Support
Contracting authority
Defence Equipment and Support
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVRL-5831-GLMM
MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
United Kingdom
Email: desjsens-comrcl-dsp@mod.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-equipment-and-support
Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Organisation type: Public authority - central government