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Underwater Mobile Acoustic Targets - Contract Award Notoce

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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14 Jan 2025 at 12:51

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Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract titled "Underwater Mobile Acoustic Targets - Contract Award Notice" to QinetiQ Limited. This falls under the industry category of unmanned underwater vehicles and involves locations such as the British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World, and the United Kingdom. The procurement stage is complete, with contract details being finalised on 14th January 2025. The contract period is from 2nd December 2024 to 30th November 2029, with an associated value of GBP 12,300,000. The procurement method used was a single tender action below the threshold, pursuant to defence and security public contract regulations.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for companies with expertise in underwater vehicle technology, particularly those capable of meeting stringent defence and security requirements. Despite being a direct procurement process, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could benefit from subcontracting opportunities under QinetiQ Limited due to their role in the UMAT programme upgrade. This contract specifically seeks businesses with specialised licensing and technical capabilities, making it ideal for firms with existing credentials in defence-related technological advancements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Underwater Mobile Acoustic Targets - Contract Award Notoce

Notice Description

Contract Award Notice for Contract 706857450 - Underwater Mobile Acoustic Targets. This is to state that the contract has been awarded to QinetiQ Limited following a successful and compliant bid. The Secretary of State for Defence intends to enter into a contract with QinetiQ Limited for the UMAT programme. In accordance with regulation 4 of the Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracs Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450) ("DSPCR 2011"). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(d)(i)(aa) of the DSPCR 2011 because the incumbent subcontractor undertaking the mandated upgrade programme of the UMAT is the only economic operator with the approved licencing and technical capability to upgrade the existing UMAT to maintain the Spearfish Firing Certification. This subcontractor will only maintain a contracting relationship with the current prime. Any change of contractor would require a full reset and restart of the upgrade programme, which would create a significant capability gap of up to 24 months, as any new contractor/subcontractor would require design approval for any suggest upgrades, in addition to ITAR certification from the United States Department of Defence. As the upgrade requirement was an unknown requirement prior to the award of the current incumbent contract, this work was, through unforeseen circumstances, become necessary to fulfil a strategic capability and cannot for technical or economic reasons be carried out separately from the original contract without major inconvenience to the contracting authority or the Royal Navy.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-09081a8d-5ad4-41ae-861a-73352967c48c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7cca96ce-b832-494e-b1b6-68d5e4ca2ea4
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Single tender action (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

CPV Codes

35512400 - Unmanned underwater vehicles

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£12,300,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£12,300,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
30 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Dec 20241 years ago
Contract Period
2 Dec 2024 - 30 Nov 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS34 8JH
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

QINETIQ

Further Information

Notice Documents

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