Scope
Reference
715611454
Description
The DDS requirement is to deliver a quantity of radios and ancillaries to be connected to provide the DDS system. The design to be used to deliver is owned by the MOD and was delivered as part of the Dismounted Situational Awareness (DSA) project by Rowden Technologies. The DSA project has been delayed but the design has been used by other MOD teams. Rowden continuation of support is required to deliver DDS capability, building on work they have already completed as the Design and Integration Partner for DSA project.
Contract 1. Provision of support services for TacSys DDS
Supplier
Contract value
- £4,000,000 excluding VAT
- £4,800,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
4 September 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 4 September 2025 to 31 March 2026
- Possible extension to 21 August 2026
- 11 months, 18 days
Description of possible extension:
Extension options included in the contract
Main procurement category
Services
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
1x 3-months extension option + 1x 2-months extension option
CPV classifications
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Special regime
Defence and security
Direct award justification
- Defence and security - qualifying defence contract new award rather than modification
- Defence and security - necessary to enhance or maintain operational capability, effectiveness, readiness for action, safety or security of the armed forces
The TacSys Service Executive (SE) within Defence Digital (DD), part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place with Rowden Technologies a 7-month contract for the Provision of Support Services to the TacSys Dismounted Data System (DDS).
It is considered that this contract can be placed using a Direct Award Procedure pursuant to Schedule 5, Paras 6 & 7, of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) due to technical reasons and the supply of repeat services.
Following the competitive procedure through the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 (DOS 5) framework, the MOD awarded initial Design and Integration Partner (DIP) 2-year contract to Rowden Technologies in July 2021. The scope of the contract was to deliver a DSA system design, which would be used by the MOD to carry out an Assessment Phase competition and to supply the Dismounted Situational Awareness (DSA) system at scale. This design was delivered and has been extensively used and further developed by the MOD and will be used to deliver DDS requirement. As such a new short-term support contract is required prior to planned competition for a longer term contract. Rowden were responsible for the development and delivery of the DSA system design and are currently the only company who have the requisite technical knowhow, expertise and experience to carry out the activities required for the DDS.
A change of supplier at this time would introduce disproportionate technical difficulties in both the operation and maintenance of the DDS system, resulting in a loss of capability. Due to the above reasons the requirement will continue as a single source requirement.
Supplier
Rowden Technologies
- Companies House: 09981110
Unit G3c Bolingbroke Way
Bristol
BS34 6FE
United Kingdom
Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Provision of support services for TacSys DDS
Contracting authority
Ministry of Defence
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
United Kingdom
Contact name: Kate Pelechata
Email: kate.pelechata100@mod.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Organisation type: Public authority - central government