Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
#1027 Spruce 3C, NH1, MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
For the attention of
Garry Ogborne
Email(s)
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority/entity
one.2) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
one.3) Main activity
Defence
one.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities:
No
Section two: Object of the contract
two.1) Description
two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract
MHC Block 2 Remote Command Centre (RCC) Integration and Supply
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Somerset, Cheadle, Reading
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
- UKJ11 - Berkshire
- UKK23 - Somerset
two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Contract for the design, integration and subsequent manufacture and supply of Remote Command Centres for RN Mine Hunting Capability platforms.
two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 35711000 - Command, control, communication systems
Additional CPV code(s)
- 35712000 - Tactical command, control and communication systems
two.2) Total final value of contract(s)
two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
Value: £100,000,000
Excluding VAT
Section four: Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice
1) Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are:
technical
four.2) Award criteria
four.2.1) Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Pass for all mandatory criteria set out within the DEFFORM 47/Tender documentation. Weighting 100
four.2.2) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
four.3) Administrative information
four.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
713095450
four.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Notice number: 2025/S 000-013796 of 8 April 2025
Section five: Award of contract
Contract No
713095450
five.1) Date of contract award decision
16 December 2025
five.2) Information about offers
Number of offers received
1
Number of offers received by electronic means
1
five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Thales UK Ltd
350 Longwater Avenue, Green Park
Reading
RG2 6GF
Country
United Kingdom
National registration number
00868273
Internet address
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/united-kingdom
five.4) Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract
Value: £8,403,701.12
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract
Value: £100,000,000
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value
Number of months: 39
five.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: No
Section six: Complementary information
six.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No