Official UK procurement notice
701480380 - Seafox Follow on Support Contract - TN UK 5
Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Secretary of State for Defence (the Authority), through the Sonar and Maritime Sensors (SaMS) Project Team within Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), intends to place a 2-year contract, with an estimated total value of £12m (VAT inc), with TKMS Atlas UK Limited for the In-Service Support of the Seafox Mine Disposal System, which is used on Royal Navy Hunt and Sandown class ships as the Royal Navy’s (RN) primary means of identifying and disposing of maritime mines.
The Cyber risk profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Security Model (CSM) Risk Assessment is Level 1 (foundational) - Risk Assessment Reference RAR-GZZPWDC.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Jun 2026, 10:11 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Jun 2026, 10:11 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053161- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ae54Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
It is considered that this contract can be awarded under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 (single supplier – technical reasons) applies.
This is because TKMS Atlas is licenced on an exclusive basis by its parent company TKMS GmbH, the Original Manufacturer (OEM) and Design Authority of the System, to have access to the System’s technical information, drawings and data. Without access to the OEM’s technical documents it would not be possible to meet the required technical and safety standards, including ensuring that the System functions and is integrated effectively and safely with other systems installed on the ships. To contract with another supplier would introduce an unacceptable level of technical, safety and security risk to the maintenance of a vital Royal Navy capability. There is no reasonable alternative.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 5 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published5 Jun 2026, 10:11 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected31 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Elektronik UK LimitedSeafox Follow on Support Contract1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2028 | £12,000,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TKMS Atlas UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender