In-Service Support of Ships Compass Transmission (SCTS) and Meteorological Data Gathering System (MDGS)

Defence Equipment and Support
South West
Direct award
3 November 2025 to 2 November 2032

This contract provides ongoing technical support and obsolescence management for Ships Compass Transmission and Meteorological Data Gathering systems. The scope covers specific naval platforms including Type 23 Frigates, Hunt and Sandown Class mine countermeasures vessels, and Vanguard Class submarines. The work ensures the continued operational integrity of critical navigational and weapons system data inputs.

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Awarded value: £8.3m; As published
Published: 28 July 2025
Awarded: 28 July 2025; Systems Engineering and Assessment Ltd
Contract length: 84 months; Ends 2 November 2032

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of specialist in-service support, maintenance, and obsolescence management for naval navigational and meteorological data gathering systems on maritime platforms.

In-service support to Ships Compass Transmission systems fitted to Type 23 Frigates, Hunt and Sandown Classes and Vanguard Class Submarines
In-service support to Meteorological Data Gathering systems fitted to Type 23 Frigates, Hunt and Sandown Classes and Vanguard Class Submarines
Obsolescence management of those Ships Compass Transmission and Meteorological Data Gathering systems

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 84 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 108 months
Contract dates: 3 November 2025 to 2 November 2032
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 50640000

Services in this contract

Military weapon systems and platform equipment supportMain service£5m typicalIn-service support and obsolescence management of ship compass and meteorological data systems

Lifecycle

Published
28 July 2025
Contract awardedto Systems Engineering and Assessment Ltd
28 July 2025
Contract starts
3 November 2025
Contract ends
2 November 2032

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/325065/in-service-support-of-ships-compass-transmission-scts-and-meteorological-data-ga
Buyer reference: 715365451 - In-Service Support of SCTS and MDGS
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-056774
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Defence Equipment and Support. In-Service Support of Ships Compass Transmission (SCTS) and Meteorological Data Gathering System (MDGS). Contract award, 28 July 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/325065/in-service-support-of-ships-compass-transmission-scts-and-meteorological-data-ga (accessed 5 November 2026).