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A change of supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods that are different from, or incompatible with, existing platforms and supporting infrastructure, including command and control systems, data handling processes, maintenance arrangements, and trained operational capability. Such incompatibility would give rise to disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance, increased operational risk, and additional cost and time to implement and validate alternative systems. The conditions set out in Schedule 5, paragraph 7 are therefore satisfied.\nThe contract covers the manufacture and supply of fully configured buoyancy‑driven autonomous underwater gliders intended for deployment in support of oceanographic research and operational programmes. 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