Awarded contract

Combined Procurement of WECDIS/WAIS and Obsolescence Recovery - UK5

Details

Supplier(s)
OSI Maritime Systems Ltd.
Value
£10,101,412
Duration
2 years
Topic
Installation services of navigating equipment
Published
20 November 2025

Tender 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. **Contract start date is 13th February 2026 ## Contract award ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published20 November 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date20 November 2025
  3. Next: Contract expiry date12 February 2028in 16 months

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. 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.

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

  • 51240000 · Installation services of navigating equipment

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