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DEFENCE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT

Demonstration, Manufacture, Installation and Support of the KMY Replacement System (KRS)

Communications EquipmentCPV 32000000 32500000 32570000
Value£15.5m
Deadline19 Sept 2015
Published4 Jan 2016
RegionUK-wide
Timeline
Published 4 Jan 2016ClosedCloses 19 Sept 2015
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£15.5mtotal contract value
median £101k
this tender£0£16.7m

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The brief

This is a notice of Contract Award for the removal and replacement(including support) of the current Communication Management System.

Outfit KMY which is installed in 13 Type 23 Frigates, Portsdown Technology Park and HMS Collingwood.

The contract includes options to install and support versions of the solution on 15 MCMV's and 1 Landing Platform (Helicopter).

A further option will be to include future fits on Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels and support as part of Director Ships Maritime Combat Systems Convergence programme.

The replacement system will be open and modular to facilitate integration of new radios; messaging systems and internal communciations should the Authority wish to replace these systems at a later date.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

This is a notice of Contract Award

This is a notice of Contract Award for the removal and replacement(including support) of the current Communication Management System.

02

The contract includes options to install

The contract includes options to install and support versions of the solution on 15 MCMV's and 1 Landing Platform (Helicopter).

03

A further option will be to include

A further option will be to include future fits on Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels and support as part of Director Ships Maritime Combat Systems Convergence programme.

04

The replacement system will be open

The replacement system will be open and modular to facilitate integration of new radios; messaging systems and internal communciations should the Authority wish to replace these systems at a later date.

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Stage
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