Award

Additional ROVs

DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

10 Feb 2023 at 07:41

Award

16 Jan 2023 at 12:38

Summary of the contracting process

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has awarded a contract to Atlantas Marine for the supply of five Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) under a goods procurement process. The contract, worth £2,056,512.00, was signed on 8th February 2023. The procurement was conducted through a limited procedure without prior publication, with the rationale being the unique compatibility of Atlantas Marine's ROVs with existing MOD systems, reducing operational and training complexities.

This tender from Dstl for ROVs presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in unmanned underwater vehicles to engage in supplying goods to the defence sector. The procurement process has reached the award stage, and businesses with expertise in providing technical solutions for deep water search capabilities would be well-suited to compete. The specific need for ROVs compatible with existing MOD systems creates a niche market opportunity for suppliers like Atlantas Marine, who are the authorized UK supplier in this field.

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Notice Title

Additional ROVs

Notice Description

Dstl award a contract to Atlantas Marine for PS2,056,512.00 for the supply of five Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Dstl award a contract to Atlantas Marine for PS2,056,512.00 for the supply of five Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs).

Procurement Information

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 32(5)(b) of the PCR 2015 because these goods consist of additional deliveries by the original supplier (Atlantas Marine) which are intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. The MOD has developed systems to interact specifically with the Videoray Defender ROV. These systems would be incompatible with all other ROVs, so procurement of different ROVs would require these systems to be redeveloped. It would also require all personnel to be retrained to use and maintain the new ROV design. Having two completely different ROVs would therefore be a significant logistic and training burden to the MOD. These factors would result in disproportionate difficulties in operation and maintenance if a different ROV were procured. Atlantas Marine is the only authorised UK supplier of the Videoray defender ROV.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0397c1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004106-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,056,512 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Feb 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Jan 20233 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
DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Contact Name
Hannah Lander
Contact Email
hlander@dstl.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1980956752

Buyer Location

Locality
SALISBURY
Postcode
SP4 0JQ
Post Town
Salisbury
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK72 Wiltshire
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Wiltshire
Electoral Ward
Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley
Westminster Constituency
Salisbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ATLANTAS MARINE

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