Ministry of Defence · Awarded contract

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Production and Installation of Integrated UHF SATCOM & EFMTE 4.2 Baseline Equipment for Royal Navy's Type 26 Ships 2 & 3

Awarded 08 Oct 2023

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Awarded08 Oct 2023

Value£4,282,229.74

SupplierSTS Defence Limited

AgencyMinistry of Defence

RegionSouth West

CategoryDefense & Aerospace

Expires in 11mo3y 12mo term, 77% elapsed

Awarded 8 Oct 2023Expires 29 Sept 2027

About

Ministry of Defence awarded a contract to STS Defence Limited for the production and installation of Integrated UHF SATCOM & EFMTE 4.2 baseline equipment for the Royal Navy's Type 26 fleet Ships 2 & 3.

The equipment meets the Fleet User Requirement Document, enabling simultaneous voice and data communications, and supports DAMA, FM, High Performance Waveform, and Integrated Waveform data services within a 25KHz channel.

It allows one antenna to access two different satellites operating on different waveforms and frequencies simultaneously, and interfaces Royal Navy Fleet modems and radios through the same antennae.

The contract, valued at £4,282,229.74, was awarded using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice under Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 (as amended) for Technical Reasons.

STS previously designed the bespoke UHF SATCOM 4.2 capability in partnership with SNXP Limited, which is accredited for use by MoD on the T26 Fleet.

Installation on Ship 1 was carried out by STS under a task on an existing MoD contract.

Due to an exclusivity agreement, SNXP will only supply STS with the required hardware design and technical expertise.

Contractual timelines for delivery into T26 Ships 2 & 3 are embedded within the existing T26 Ship Building Contract (Ref.

SHIPACQ036).

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