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title: "713661450 - SAWCS SCU In Service Support"
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# 713661450 - SAWCS SCU In Service Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/713661450-sawcs-scu-in-service-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0504af). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Armament Director Group: "713661450 - SAWCS SCU In Service Support". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [National Armament Director Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-armament-director-group-GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £2,712,309 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/713661450-sawcs-scu-in-service-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0504af#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0504af`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/713661450-sawcs-scu-in-service-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0504af#tl-md)

## Description
The 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 5.5-year contract, with Ultra Maritime UK (UMUK) for the In-Service Support of the Submarine Acoustic Warfare Control System (SAWCS) Stores Control Unit (SCU). 
SAWCS is a bespoke Inboard countermeasure control system developed exclusively for Royal Navy (RN) submarines. It is used with Submarine Counter-measure Acoustic Device (SCAD) 101/102 providing defence to RN submarines from hostile torpedoes by providing a torpedo decoy capability. Support will be provided to the RN submarines fitted with SAWCS to maintain availability of the units, including spares maintenance, engineering support and obsolescence management.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 50660000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Submarine Acoustic Warfare Control System (SAWCS) Store Control Unit (SCU) In Service Support (ISS) (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Ultra Maritime UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-152716`
  - Value: £2,712,309 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 14/10/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,438,229
  - Signed Date: 05/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F078869-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-02T12:21:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T07:53:18.635Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0504af