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Published 12 Jan 2024, 14:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

709732450 - Provision of Neptune and SeeTrack Software Licences

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£580,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Nov 2023

Awarded to SeeByte

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UK MoD Mine Hunting Capability Team procurement of Neptune and SeeTrack software licences

CPV: Computer control system

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Provision of a quantity of Neptune and SeeTrack software licences from SeeByte Ltd

Provision of a quantity of Neptune and SeeTrack software licences from SeeByte Ltd. Additional information: Link to DSP Opportunity Notice: www.contracts.mod.uk/go/25732014018CFDEEA21C ↗

Delivery: Scotland · SeeByte Ltd, Edinburgh, UK

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

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: Goods
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: 12 Jan 2024, 14:39 GMT
Last source update: 12 Jan 2024, 14:39 GMT
Authority reference: 709732450
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-001115
Classification (CPV): Computer control system
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042cbf Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The Mine Hunting Capability Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to award a contract to SeeByte Limited (SeeByte) for the procurement of a quantity of SeeTrack and Neptune software licences.
The contract shall run for a period of one year, with no contractual Options to extend the contract duration. The maximum total value of the contract is not estimated to exceed £700k (VAT inclusive).
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 procurement of software licences for SeeByte’s suite of proprietary SeeTrack and Neptune 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 underwater vehicles.
For operational reasons the Royal Navy systems which incorporates the SeeByte Limited software need to be able to interoperate with similar systems used by UK Allies, many of whom use the SeeByte software. Royal Navy systems with third party software would not meet these requirements and would create significant interoperability issues which would result in a degraded capability. As the sole owner of SeeTrack and Neptune software, and by extension the associated rights and software licences, only SeeByte Limited have the technical capability necessary to meet this requirement.

Publisher note: Link to DSP Opportunity Notice: https://www.contracts.mod.uk/go/25732014018CFDEEA21C

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £580,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Nov 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SeeByteProvision of Neptune and SeeTrack Software LicencesSubcontracting: declared	£580,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of Neptune and SeeTrack Software Licences · SeeByte
Signed
8 Nov 2023
Value
£580,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

UK MoD - Mine Hunting Capability TeamReview body Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SeeByte LtdAwarded supplier Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH4 2HSContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.