Official UK procurement notice
709378450 - Autonomy Software Development and Maintenance
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement of software development and maintenance services for Autonomy Software.
CPV: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services · Development of software for military applications
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Procurement of software development and maintenance services for Autonomy Software
Procurement of software development and maintenance services for Autonomy Software. Additional information: This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency.
Link to DSP Opportunity: www.contracts.mod.uk/go/39479209018D219DD6EE ↗
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Lowest price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Jan 2024, 12:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Sept 2024, 14:32 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-029433- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
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 (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 (as amended) for Technical Reasons. This requirement is for the continued support and development of SeeByte’s suite of proprietary software which was privately developed by SeeByte. This software is widely used in different applications by the Royal Navy and works collectively and collaboratively to optimise the operation and effectiveness of its autonomous vehicles (both surface and underwater).
This requirement is a direct continuation of the same services previously procured by the MoD, initially under the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s Science & Technology (S&T) programme and more recently by MHC. Ensuring contractual cover to facilitate the continuing support and evolutionary development of this software is critical to maintaining the Royal Navy’s existing capability. Given the history of the development of this software by SeeByte Limited, integrated into Royal Navy autonomous vehicles, there is no other reasonable alternative software available on the market that would meet the MoD’s continuing requirements.
Publisher note: Link to DSP Opportunity: https://www.contracts.mod.uk/go/39479209018D219DD6EE
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SeeByteAutonomy Software Development and MaintenanceSubcontracting: declared | £50,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| SeeByteAutonomy Software Maintenance and Development | £50,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
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Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SeeByte LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.