Name: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Communications and Situational Awareness (CSA) procurement activity
Creator: PublicSupply
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Quick answer — Ministry of Defence, Ships, Communications and Situational Awareness (CSA)Last refreshed 13 Jul 2020

At a glance

Ministry of Defence, Ships, Communications and Situational Awareness (CSA) has awarded £124.4m across 15 suppliers, with 1 live contract.

Why: Top supplier share 37% · 0 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 0% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals

Top-supplier concentration37%

Modifications · 90 d0

SME spend share0%

Pipeline · open now0

Awards · 90 d0

Supplier?Pipeline Top suppliers Categories boughtWatchdog?Modifications FOIA & transparency SME share

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Ministry of Defence, Ships, Communications and Situational Awareness (CSA) is a contracting authority, based in United Kingdom. Tracks 23 published notices and 23 awards on PublicSupply.

23

Notices published

23

Awards

15

Suppliers engaged

2016

First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

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12 m spend

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Prior 12 m

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YoY change

£3.4m

Median award

Awards (£m)12m moving avg

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

0

Pipeline notices

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Open (bidding)

0

Live tenders

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Awarded (90d)

0

£0

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Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

Unspecified23 · £124.4m

Instrument type

contract23 · £124.4m

Source:Contracts Finder: 23

Awarded contracts · 1 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Ministry of Defence, Ships, Communications and Situational Awareness (CSA) is the contracting authority.

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Title	Supplier	CPV	Value	Awarded	Status
SSAMS Enduring Support	BAE Systems Surface Ships Limited	50640000	£5.0m	13 Jul 2020	active
In-Service Support to Royal Navy Electro-Optical Systems and Glide-Path Cameras	Ultra Electronics Limited	50000000	£4.7m	23 Apr 2020	active
Ships Sensors and Monitoring Systems (SSAMS); Supply of Parts	Central Management Catalogue Agency (UK) Limited	35500000	£3k	03 Oct 2019	active
CSA/5001 - In-Service Support for RN EOS & GPC	Ultra Electronics Limited	35500000	£5.6m	22 Nov 2019	active
SSAMS Enduring Support	BAE Systems Surface Ships Limited	50640000	£10.0m	15 Nov 2019	active
MSCIP LOT 22 for The Supply of Submarine Inventory	Defence Support International Limited	35512000	£79k	19 Aug 2019	active
CSA/1089 In-Service Support to the Integrated Internal and External Communication Systems on Landing Ships Dock Auxillery (LSDA) and to VUHF Emergency Radios (VUER) on Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC)	Rohde and Schwarz	32570000	£9.5m	12 Aug 2019	active
CSA/3049 Post Design Services, Maintenance, Repair, Replacement Component Spares and Obsolescence Management for PDM Data Distribution Systems.	Ultra Electronics Command & Sonar System	75220000	£3.3m	28 Jun 2019	active
Ships Sensors and Monitoring Systems (SSAMS); The Supply of Parts	—	35500000	£0	—	active
PDM2 Technology Refresh	Ultra Electronics Limited Command and Control Systems	34933000	£7.3m	07 Feb 2019	active

Showing 1–10 of 24

Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1

LM

Lockheed Martin UK Limited Integrated Systems

1 contract · 22 Jan

£45.7m

37% of total

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2

UE

Ultra Electronics Limited

5 contracts · 28 May – 23 Apr

£16.5m

13% of total

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3

BS

BAE Systems Surface Ships Limited

3 contracts · 04 Apr – 13 Jul

£16.0m

13% of total

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4

UE

Ultra Electronics Command and Control Systems

1 contract · 13 Dec

£12.4m

10% of total

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5

RA

Rohde and Schwarz

1 contract · 12 Aug

£9.5m

8% of total

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6

UE

Ultra Electronics Limited Command and Control Systems

1 contract · 07 Feb

£7.3m

6% of total

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7

CS

COMMAND & SONAR SYSTEMS

1 contract · 06 Jun

£3.5m

3% of total

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8

BS

BAE Systems Marine Limited

1 contract · 05 Feb

£3.5m

3% of total

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7 other suppliers

long tail · 0 SMEs

£9.9m

8% of total

various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Radio, TV, communications

7 contracts

£60.8m

49%

Repair & maintenance

5 contracts

£34.6m

28%

Transport equipment, vehicles

5 contracts

£17.0m

14%

Security, emergency equipment

6 contracts

£8.7m

7%

Government administration

1 contract

£3.3m

3%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

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Radio, TV, communications

Repair & maintenance

Transport equipment, vehicles

Security, emergency equipment

Government administration

LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

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Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

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Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods

0

Above tolerance

0

Total value

£0

Novations

0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

Ministry of Defence, Ships, Communications and Situational Awareness (CSA) has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

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SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

0%

SME supplier share
target 33%

0

SME award rows

0

VCSE award rows

15

Distinct suppliers

⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 0% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

Peer benchmark

vs other buyers in the same type. Highlighted row = this buyer.

Buyer	Type	12 m spend	Top-supplier %	SME %	Mods · 90 d
Ministry of Defence, Ships, Communications and Situational Awareness (CSA)	self	£24.8bn	14%	24%	12 (3)
Peer A	—	£8.2bn	11%	34%	3 (0)
Peer B	—	£3.2bn	18%	31%	4 (0)
Peer C	—	£1.84bn	9%	42%	0

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News mentions

Major UK press & trade publications.

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type: Contracting authority
Region: United Kingdom

Board & accountable officers

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Accountable officer + board roster

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