Expired contract

Provision of CAA Technical Support to the Frequency Clearance Agreement(FCA)

Details

Value
£800,000
Duration
5 years
Topic
Technical support services
Published
10 August 2020

Tender description

The new CAA Technical Support contract will have a duration of 5 years with 2 years option. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons.The Authority has an enduring obligation under the CAA licence agreement SACC/00073 to monitor and police the military use of all Link 16 transmissions within the UK borders, to ensure there is no interference with civil Link 16 transmissions. The CAA defines the acceptable levels of Link 16 transmissions that are permissible in the UK Flight Information Region (FIR). The agreement exists because Link 16 is an authorised user in the 960-1215MHz Frequency Band that is allocated to civilian aeronautical navigation aids, and as such Link 16 is only permitted to operate on a tolerable interference basis. .

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date13 July 2020
  2. Completed: Award published10 August 2020
    Current notice
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date16 December 2025

About the buyer

Defence Equipment and Support is a central government executive agency that buys and supports equipment for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. Suppliers register on the Defence Sourcing Portal, where every opportunity above a set value is advertised. Contracts Finder carries the same tender and contract opportunities for wider visibility. Air, Land and Sea are DE&S's three capability areas, each running its own procurement. The Defence Suppliers Forum is the main channel for strategic industry engagement. Trade associations such as ADS, Make UK and techUK help route opportunities to businesses.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Defence Equipment and Support's contract awards have been in repair and maintenance, security and defence equipment and transport equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 71356300 · Technical support services

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