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Ministry of Defence

RECODE - In Service Support for Combat Management Systems (CMS), Shared Infrastructure (SI) and Networks - Contract Awarded

IT ServicesCPV 72500000
Value£285.3m
Awarded30 Sept 2024
Published27 Sept 2024
RegionSouth East
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£285.3mtotal contract value
median £120k
this tender£0£308.1m

This is a large award for IT Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 36,449 valued IT Services tenders in our corpus.

The brief

This is a notice to inform the market that the Surface Ships Combat Systems Group Delivery Team which is part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence has placed a contract with BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd (BAES) for In Service Support of Combat Management Systems (CMS), BAES Shared Infrastructure (SI) & Networks for Royal Navy platforms, Land-Based Test Sites & training sites as well as the installation of SI Version 3 on Type 45 Destroyers.

The platforms in scope include Type 23 Frigates, T45, Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carrier, Landing Platform Dock, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Type 26 Frigates & support for the hosting infrastructure on the Type 31 Frigates to enable the hosting of the Maritime Electronic Warfare Systems Integrated Capability (MEWSIC).

A CMS is a multi-layered system, comprising of component parts, products & individual equipment which all work together to provide situational awareness & lethality to the operator.

The CMS covers: CMS Software & Hardware, and Hosting Infrastructure through SI & Combat System Networks.

CMS equipment is made up of a series of discrete sub-systems, fully integrated together to provide the interface from which Operators can achieve a platform's Decide & Enable capabilities.

Integration & configuration management is performed at the system level to ensure interoperability across the respective sub-systems.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

A CMS is a multi-layered system, comprising

A CMS is a multi-layered system, comprising of component parts, products & individual equipment which all work together to provide situational awareness & lethality to the operator.

02

CMS equipment is made up of

CMS equipment is made up of a series of discrete sub-systems, fully integrated together to provide the interface from which Operators can achieve a platform's Decide & Enable capabilities.

03

Integration & configuration management is performed at

Integration & configuration management is performed at the system level to ensure interoperability across the respective sub-systems.

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Stage
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