# Defence Air Weapon Safety Support \(DAWSS\)

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Ministry of Defence](/buyers/ministry-of-defence/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Lockheed Martin UK Ampthill](/contract-winners/lockheed-martin-uk-ampthill/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £6,003,000
- Tender value: £6,003,000
- Award date: 11 March 2025
- Published: 28 April 2026
- Contract start: 11 July 2025
- Contract end: 11 July 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 895a418a-e072-4f9d-b7af-2e7ea3266a8b-895013
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-79c16c4e-1510-44b0-bf2b-ccd4f0492852

## Description

It is considered that the contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 28\(1\)\(e\) of Directive 2009/81/EC \(Regulation 16\(1\)\(a\)\(ii\) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011\) for technical reasons\. The Technical reasons being that LMUKA are deemed to be the only competent and viable organisation within the UK market to carry out the technical work needed to meet the requirements\. LMUKA have successfully met the requirement for the last 50 years and throughout this period LMUKA has built up a significant knowledge base, both in Suitably Qualified Experienced Personnel \(SQEP\) working the programme, and in auditable documentation, processes and retained data\. It would take a significant period \(10 years or more\) for another organisation to build a comparable knowledge base\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/895a418a-e072-4f9d-b7af-2e7ea3266a8b-895013)