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title: "Floats and Gliders"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03978b"
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# Floats and Gliders

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03978b

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Teledyne for the purchase of 125 Floats and 6 Gliders for oceanographic data capture. The contract, valued at £3.9M, will last for 2 months. The procurement process was initiated through a tender and falls under the main procurement category of goods. The procurement method used was limited, negotiated without the publication of a contract notice. The award was made under regulatory provisions, without prior publication, due to the technical specifications and the need for continuity with the original supplier, Teledyne.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses interested in supplying floats and gliders for oceanographic data capture. Companies with expertise in providing specialised goods for research, experimentation, or situations where technical specifications limit competition would be well-suited to compete. The Ministry of Defence, based in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, issued the tender, aiming to secure specific products essential for their operational needs. The contract provides a means for Teledyne, a large-scale supplier based in Iceland, to deliver the required floats and gliders to support oceanographic data collection activities.

## Notice

The Secretary of State for Defence intends to enter into a supply contract with Teledyne for the purchase of 125 Floats and 6 Gliders for use in oceanographic data capture. The duration of the contract will be 2 months and has an estimated value of PS3,9M. In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended (in particular by SI 2020/1319). 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 32(5)(b) of the PCR 2015 because these goods consist of additional deliveries by the original supplier, Teledyne, 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. Operating a different type of glider would require new and separate communications architecture to be put into place with attendant cost and potential security impact. Furthermore, there is no single software package that allows you to control different brands of vehicles at once which has direct implications for the intended manner of use for these vehicles.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Secretary of State for Defence intends to enter into a supply contract with Teledyne for the purchase of 125 Floats and 6 Gliders for use in oceanographic data capture. The duration of the contract will be 2 months and has an estimated value of PS3,9M. In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended (in particular by SI 2020/1319). 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 32(5)(b) of the PCR 2015 because these goods consist of additional deliveries by the original supplier, Teledyne, 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. Operating a different type of glider would require new and separate communications architecture to be put into place with attendant cost and potential security impact. Furthermore, there is no single software package that allows you to control different brands of vehicles at once which has direct implications for the intended manner of use for these vehicles.

### Procurement Information

The Secretary of State for Defence intends to enter into a supply contract with Teledyne for the purchase of 125 Floats and 6 Gliders for use in oceanographic data capture. The duration of the contract will be 2 months and has an estimated value of PS3,9M. In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended (in particular by SI 2020/1319). 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 32(5)(b) of the PCR 2015 because these goods consist of additional deliveries by the original supplier, Teledyne, 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. Operating a different type of glider would require new and separate communications architecture to be put into place with attendant cost and potential security impact. Furthermore, there is no single software package that allows you to control different brands of vehicles at once which has direct implications for the intended manner of use for these vehicles.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001184-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,900,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | PORTSMOUTH |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TELEDYNE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34721000 - Gliders

## Release History

- 13 Jan 2023 at 19:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001184-2023

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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