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title: "Submarine Main Batteries Batch 9"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03abe2"
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# Submarine Main Batteries Batch 9

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03abe2

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract for the procurement, maintenance, support, and disposal of Royal Navy Submarine Type 8800 main battery cells to Pacific Marine Batteries Pty Ltd. The title of the tender was "Submarine Main Batteries Batch 9" within the industry category of lead batteries. The procurement method used was an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £17,000,000, was signed on 13th October 2022.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in the manufacturing, maintenance, and support of submarine battery cells and related equipment to compete. Interested parties should note that the Ministry of Defence, specifically the In-Service Submarines division, is the buying organisation for this contract related to submarine procurement. The procurement stage of this tender is complete, with the contract currently in the active status. The location for delivery is in the United Kingdom.

## Notice

Procurement, maintenance, support and disposal of Royal Navy Submarine Type 8 800 main battery cells, associated support equipment, and spares which are required to support the fleet of Vanguard, Astute, and Trafalgar Class submarines.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Procurement, maintenance, support and disposal of Royal Navy Submarine Type 8800 main battery cells, associated support equipment, and spares which are required to support the fleet of Vanguard, Astute, and Trafalgar Class submarines.

### Procurement Information

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below: The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons The previous Voluntary Transparency Notice (VTN) was submitted on Find a Tender on 3rd March 2020 via reference number 2020/S 239-592290.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005588-2023 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Oct 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £17,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 8JH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PACIFIC MARINE BATTERIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

### Codes

- 31421000 - Lead batteries
- 35512000 - Submarines

## Release History

- 24 Feb 2023 at 15:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005588-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:592290-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/submarine-delivery-agency/about?&_ga=2.206219217.396927194.1677246263-1799857047.1628164498

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