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title: "Purchase of Tethered Un-Crewed Air Systems and Integrated Payloads"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0300b3"
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# Purchase of Tethered Un-Crewed Air Systems and Integrated Payloads

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0300b3

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence, UK, has awarded a contract for the Purchase of Tethered Un-Crewed Air Systems and Integrated Payloads to Evolve Dynamics Limited. The contract modification included the purchase of an additional radio system. The contract period is from 2022-02-02 to 2024-12-31. This procurement opportunity falls under the goods category, with the contract being active and valued at GBP 520,000.00.

This tender provides a business growth opportunity for suppliers with expertise in non-piloted aircraft systems. Businesses that can provide integrated payloads and radio systems compatible with existing equipment in the defence sector would be well-suited to compete. The Ministry of Defence as the buyer, located in Portsmouth, UK, has conducted this procurement process in multiple stages, with the award successfully completed for the specified contract.

## Notice

Purchase of Tethered Un-Crewed Air Systems and Integrated Payloads

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to modify an existing contract with Evolve Dynamics Ltd, under Contract Reference 702431454 for the Purchase of Tethered Un-Crewed Air Systems and Integrated Payloads, to include the purchase of an additional radio system. It is considered that the award of the contract modification without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended (in particular by Statutory Instrument 2020/1319)) because it constitutes a permitted modification under that regulation. This is because these additional goods have become necessary and to introduce a change of contractor at this stage cannot be made for economic and technical reasons as only Evolve Dynamics Ltd has the necessary technical knowledge and design information to integrate the additional goods with the existing equipment, which is necessary to provide this requirement. In addition, there are very specific interoperability and testing requirements which require the new equipment to work with this existing equipment to ensure that the requirements detailed in the original Contract can be met. To introduce a change in Contractor at this stage would also cause significant inconvenience, delays and substantial duplication of cost for the MOD

Options: Purchase of Tethered Un-Crewed Air Systems and Integrated Payloads - Full details in statement of requirements, found in invitation to tender

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011700-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | 8 Feb 2022 - 31 Dec 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £458,333 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £954,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | PORTSMOUTH |
| Post town | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO2 8BY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ31 Portsmouth |
| Local authority | Portsmouth |
| Electoral ward | Nelson |
| Westminster constituency | Portsmouth North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EVOLVE DYNAMICS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34711200 - Non-piloted aircraft

## Release History

- 10 Apr 2024 at 20:34 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011700-2024
- 18 Feb 2022 at 22:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004740-2022
- 7 Jan 2022 at 22:45 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000562-2022
- 13 Dec 2021 at 22:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031036-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://contracts.mod.uk
- https://www.contracts.mod.uk

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