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WECDIS/WAIS - Pipeline notice

  • Defence Equipment and Support

UK1: Pipeline notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-074667

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05e315 (view related notices)

Published 18 November 2025, 10:56am



Scope

Reference

715719476

Description

The Sense, Decide and Communicate C2TNC (SDC C2TNC) Project Team within Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, ("the Authority") intends to enter into a contract (the Contract) with OSI Maritime Systems Ltd ("the Contractor") for the combined procurement of an upgrade for the Royal Navy Warship Electronic Chart Display And Information System (RN-WECDIS) and the Warship Automatic Identification System (WAIS) Obsolescence Recovery, in addition to these systems' maintenance, technical support and training in the use of these systems.

Navigation capability on RN platforms is a critical component of its ability to operate and fight. WECDIS and WAIS capabilities across the fleet are required to meet regulatory compliance utilising the software provided by the Company. This requirement includes work to address obsolescence recovery for WAIS and WECDIS, radar control software and the provision of associated spares.

Total value (estimated)

  • £20,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £24,000,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 5 January 2026 to 31 December 2028
  • 2 years, 11 months, 27 days

Main category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 51240000 - Installation services of navigating equipment

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

18 November 2025


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Above or below total value threshold

Above or equal to threshold


Contracting authority

Defence Equipment and Support

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVRL-5831-GLMM

MOD Abbey Wood

Bristol

BS34 8JH

United Kingdom

Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - central government