Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
Zone D Ground Floor Ministry of Defence Main Building Whitehall
London
SW1A 2EU
Contact
Laurence Gregory
For the attention of
Laurence Gregory
Email(s)
laurence.gregory227@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority/entity
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
one.2) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
one.3) Main activity
Defence
one.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities:
No
Section two: Object of the contract
two.1) Description
two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract
711615450 - Allied Underwater Battlespace Mission Network Challenge
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 14: Research and development services and evaluation tests
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Portsmouth
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
This contract will deliver Phase 1 of the AUWB-MN Industry Challenge, where the outcome will be a Reference Architecture for the Underwater Battle Space Mission Network, to enable interoperability between uncrewed and crewed vehicles.
two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 73410000 - Military research and technology
Additional CPV code(s)
- 72244000 - Prototyping services
two.2) Total final value of contract(s)
two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
Value: 985,000 EUR
Excluding VAT
Section four: Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated with publication of a contract notice
four.2) Award criteria
four.2.1) Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Interpretation of Requirement & Clarity of Proposal. Weighting 20
2. Supplier Approach and Technical Validity. Weighting 20
3. Applicability of the Solution to the Statement of Requirement. Weighting 20
4. Security Considerations. Weighting 15
5. Risks and Mitigation Identified. Weighting 5
6. Financial Viability. Weighting 5
7. Key Contributor CVs. Weighting 5
8. Experience with NATO/EU Complex Programmes. Weighting 5
9. Dual Use Considerations. Weighting 5
four.2.2) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
four.3) Administrative information
four.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
711615450
four.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
Section five: Award of contract
Contract No
711615450
five.1) Date of contract award decision
22 August 2025
five.2) Information about offers
Number of offers received
8
Number of offers received by electronic means
8
five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Saab Kockums
Isbergs gata 2
Malmo
21119
Country
Sweden
five.4) Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract
Value: 985,000 EUR
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value
Number of months: 12
five.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: No
Section six: Complementary information
six.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
six.3) Procedures for appeal
six.3.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures
Ministry of Defence
Zone D Ground Floor Ministry of Defence Main Building
London
SW1A 2EU
Country
United Kingdom