Scope
Reference
714186451
Description
Procurement of Oceanographic UUVs and UUV spares. Please see description of how Direct Award justifications apply for further details.
Contract 1. 714186451 - Procurement of Oceanographic UUVs and UUV spares
Supplier
Contract value
- £2,750,000 excluding VAT
- £3,300,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
20 March 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 21 March 2025 to 31 March 2027
- 2 years, 11 days
Main procurement category
Goods
Additional procurement category
Services
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
Initial contract value of £1,800,000 inc VAT with options to increase to £3,300,000 inc VAT.
Options expected to include provision of additional goods, also provision of training and integration services.
CPV classifications
- 38290000 - Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances
- 35512400 - Unmanned underwater vehicles
- 38296000 - Surveying instruments
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Other information
Description of risks to contract performance
None
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement
The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 2 year contract with a value of £2,750,000 ex VAT (£3,300,000 including VAT) to Teledyne Instruments Inc. d/b/a Teledyne Webb Research for the purchase of [6] new UUVs (Slocum G3 Gliders) and associated UUV spares. In accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023), it is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 6 of the PA 2023 because competition is absent for technical reasons and Schedule 5, paragraph 7 of the PA 2023 as a change in supplier would result in the MOD receiving goods and services which are incompatible with the existing Gliders and spares and that incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. This is because Teledyne Instruments Inc d/b/a Teledyne Webb Research are the only manufacturers of the equipment and the only supplier with the technical knowledge and design information to provide compatible payloads with existing equipment held by the Royal Navy. There are specific interoperability requirements which require these payloads to work with the existing equipment to ensure that safety and operational requirements can be met and to enable seamless interoperability of payload data.
Supplier
Teledyne Instruments Inc. d/b/a Teledyne Webb Research
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVLD-7113-RTZD
49 Edgerton Drive, North Falmouth, MA02556, USA, MA
North Falmouth
MA02556
United States
Email: webbresearch@teledyne.com
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. 714186451 - Procurement of Oceanographic UUVs and UUV spares
Contracting authority
Ministry of Defence
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
NCHQ, Leach Building, Whale Island
Portsmouth
PO2 8BY
United Kingdom
Email: katie.goble100@mod.gov.uk
Website: http://www.contracts.mod.uk
Region: UKJ31 - Portsmouth
Organisation type: Public authority - central government