Scope
Description
The Royal Navy requires A fleet of 20 Uncrewed Surface Vessel orUSVs for SURFLOT, these platforms will be utilised for training, Tactic Development, Warfare Development, Capability Development, and operations in the UK Are of Responsibility and beyond. This project is to be a spiral development, with the initial platform requirement of USV's to be TRL 4/5, with open architecture for future development, this capability is key to maintaining operational relevance against peer threats. The Hybrid Navy transition will require development and testing of new technologies and whilst much of this work will be conducted by Navy Development, Disruptive capabilities, and technology officer, the SURFLOT Fleet of USVs will act as test beds to provide Learning from experience. Engineering support for OEM integration of spiral capabilities will be considered as part of the bid process. Works of this Project will have a focus on the South, South west regions.
Total value (estimated)
- £10,250,000 excluding VAT
- £12,300,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 16 February 2026 to 31 March 2027
- 1 year, 1 month, 13 days
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 35511400 - Amphibious crafts and ships
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Submission
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
13 January 2026, 11:59pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Defence Sourcing Portal - https://contracts.mod.uk/
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
16 February 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | Stage 1 of this procurement will be against a pass/fail criteria. Stage 2 will use Technical and Commercial to assess a suppliers overall solution. The 70% Technical and 30% Commercial weightings... |
Quality | 70% |
| Commercial | Stage 1 of this procurement will be against a pass/fail criteria. Stage 2 will use Technical and Commercial to assess a suppliers overall solution. The 70% Technical and 30% Commercial weightings... |
Price | 30% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Dynamic market being used
Special regime
Defence and security
Competitive flexible procedure description
This procurement will be ran as a two stage process. Stage 1 will be used to assess supplier capability. Stage 2 will be used to asses Maturity of proposed solutions of those who pass the required criteria at Stage 1.
Suppliers meeting the criteria at Stage 1 will proceed to Stage 2.
Commercial X Dynamic Market ocds-h6vhtk-054901
Documents
Documents to be provided after the tender notice
Further documents including ITT, SOR and Response template to Stage 1 will be released via the Defence Sourcing Portal https://contracts.mod.uk/
Contracting authority
Ministry of Defence
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Zone D, Ground Floor, Ministry of Defence Main Building
Whitehall. London
SW1 A2EU
United Kingdom
Contact name: James Martin / Ross Waddington
Email: James.martin285@mod.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government