Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Portsmouth
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Single Source Procurement
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 35512400 - Unmanned underwater vehicles
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Secretary of State for Defence (the Authority) intends to award a 3 year contract with a value of approx. £3,165,000 to Teledyne for the purchase of an additional two Gavia Autonomous Underwater Vessels (AUVs). In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). 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 in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulations 16(1)(b)(i) (technical reasons) and 16(1)(a)(ii) (additional supplies) of the DSPCR 2011 because the AUVs to be purchased are required by the Secretary of State for Defence in addition to existing AUVs supplied by Teledyne and to purchase similar autonomous vehicles from another supplier would oblige the Authority to acquire autonomous vehicles having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility between the existing AUVs and any other third party autonomous vehicles and would result in disproportionate difficulties in the operation and maintenance of the existing AUVs. Furthermore the Authority does not have sufficient rights in, or access to, the data in the AUVs to allow a third party to manufacture the AUVs or for a third party to certify compatibility or provide an acceptable safety case to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £3,165,523
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
1000m Autonomous Underwater Vessels (AUVs), modules and sensors
two.2.5) Award criteria
Criterion: Price 50
Criterion: Technical 50
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The contract has its object services listed in Annex II B
Explanation:
The Secretary of State for Defence (the Authority) intends to award a 3 year contract with a value of approx. £3,165,000 to Teledyne for the purchase of an additional two Gavia Autonomous Underwater Vessels (AUVs). In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). 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 in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulations 16(1)(b)(i) (technical reasons) and 16(1)(a)(ii) (additional supplies) of the DSPCR 2011 because the AUVs to be purchased are required by the Secretary of State for Defence in addition to existing AUVs supplied by Teledyne and to purchase similar autonomous vehicles from another supplier would oblige the Authority to acquire autonomous vehicles having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility between the existing AUVs and any other third party autonomous vehicles and would result in disproportionate difficulties in the operation and maintenance of the existing AUVs. Furthermore the Authority does not have sufficient rights in, or access to, the data in the AUVs to allow a third party to manufacture the AUVs or for a third party to certify compatibility or provide an acceptable safety case to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 December 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Teledyne
California
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £3,165,523 / Highest offer: £3,165,523 taken into consideration
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Secretary of State for Defence (the Authority) intends to award a 3 year contract with a value of approx. £3,165,000 to Teledyne for the purchase of an additional two Gavia Autonomous Underwater Vessels (AUVs). In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). 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 in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulations 16(1)(b)(i) (technical reasons) and 16(1)(a)(ii) (additional supplies) of the DSPCR 2011 because the AUVs to be purchased are required by the Secretary of State for Defence in addition to existing AUVs supplied by Teledyne and to purchase similar autonomous vehicles from another supplier would oblige the Authority to acquire autonomous vehicles having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility between the existing AUVs and any other third party autonomous vehicles and would result in disproportionate difficulties in the operation and maintenance of the existing AUVs. Furthermore the Authority does not have sufficient rights in, or access to, the data in the AUVs to allow a third party to manufacture the AUVs or for a third party to certify compatibility or provide an acceptable safety case to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence
Portsmouth
Country
United Kingdom