Award

703264452 Develop Concepts of Operation for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

01 Sep 2022 at 09:49

Tender

11 May 2022 at 16:07

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract for the development of concepts of operation for autonomous underwater vehicles to Thales UK Limited. The contract, valued at £272,370 GBP, was signed on 3rd August 2022. This tender falls under the main procurement category of services and is related to military research and technology. The procurement method used is the open procedure. The project location is Portsmouth, United Kingdom. The tender process has been completed.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses interested in providing services for military research and technology to grow. Companies with expertise in developing concepts of operation for autonomous underwater vehicles would be well-suited to compete. The Ministry of Defence is the buying organisation responsible for this procurement. The contract stage is currently active. Businesses interested in this opportunity should be aware of the specific conditions of tendering outlined by the Ministry of Defence, including security clearance requirements and List X status obligations.

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Notice Title

703264452 Develop Concepts of Operation for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Notice Description

A Contracts Finder Opportunity Notice has been published at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af97a367-f53e-4c7e-add7-1316aa76f950 Requirement Project ATLANTIS vision and Maritime Underwater Future Capability (MUFC) employs a combination of submarine (SSN(R)) and autonomous off-board systems. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) are regarded as a key component of future underwater and covert operations. Three non-lethal mission sets (Anti-Submarine/Surface Warfare; Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; and Seabed Warfare) will be used by the study to consider AUV operational employment over the next 30 years. In each of the three cases, the output comprises a CONOPS including the full range of operational employment of vehicle and systems and an outline of the likely operational constraints, particularly technical challenges. The CONOPS will be presented in the form of a Joint Concept Note. This is this to be presented in hard copy as well as soft copies. Specific Conditions of Tendering The Tenderers' attention is drawn to the following: a. Contract Award will be dependent upon the Winning Tenderer: * The winning tenderer providing evidence of all workers handling information up to SECRET for the duration of the contract being in receipt of valid Security Check (SC) Security Clearance or obtaining SC Security Clearance by Service Commencement Date. The SC Security Clearance is to be valid for the duration of the proposed contract; * holding at least provisional List X status by final Tender return and obtaining full List X status by Service Commencement Date, for any site at which it will hold SECRET classified information.

Lot Information

Lot 1

A Contracts Finder Opportunity Notice has been published at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af97a367-f53e-4c7e-add7-1316aa76f950 Requirement Project ATLANTIS vision and Maritime Underwater Future Capability (MUFC) employs a combination of submarine (SSN(R)) and autonomous off-board systems. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) are regarded as a key component of future underwater and covert operations. Three non-lethal mission sets (Anti-Submarine/Surface Warfare; Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; and Seabed Warfare) will be used by the study to consider AUV operational employment over the next 30 years. In each of the three cases, the output comprises a CONOPS including the full range of operational employment of vehicle and systems and an outline of the likely operational constraints, particularly technical challenges. The CONOPS will be presented in the form of a Joint Concept Note. This is this to be presented in hard copy as well as soft copies. Specific Conditions of Tendering The Tenderers' attention is drawn to the following: a. Contract Award will be dependent upon the Winning Tenderer: * The winning tenderer providing evidence of all workers handling information up to SECRET for the duration of the contract being in receipt of valid Security Check (SC) Security Clearance or obtaining SC Security Clearance by Service Commencement Date. The SC Security Clearance is to be valid for the duration of the proposed contract; * holding at least provisional List X status by final Tender return and obtaining full List X status by Service Commencement Date, for any site at which it will hold SECRET classified information.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0336ba
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024404-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73410000 - Military research and technology

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£291,666 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£272,370 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Jun 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Aug 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
elizabeth.meatyard100@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
PORTSMOUTH
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLJ31 Portsmouth

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THALES

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