Official UK procurement notice
715617451 - MONARCH Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Mid Life Upgrade (Pj SOVEREIGN) - UK7
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionReplacement equipment must be compatible and interoperable with existing Monarch Equipment, thus needing to seek equipment from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) - Guideline Geo, the Swedish based instrument manufacturer of MALÅ geophysical instruments.
The Authority considers that the contract may be awarded on the basis of the justification set out in Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Procurement Act 2023.
4.5. The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract:
a) Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
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
- Standard
- 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
- 15 Sept 2025, 13:19 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Dec 2025, 10:41 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080949- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059a4eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Replacement equipment must be compatible and interoperable with existing Monarch Equipment, thus needing to seek equipment from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) - Guideline Geo, the Swedish based instrument manufacturer of MALÅ geophysical instruments.
The Authority considers that the contract may be awarded on the basis of the justification set out in Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Procurement Act 2023.
The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract:
a) Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
19 Nov 2025 → 9 Dec 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends335 days ago19 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published316 days ago9 Dec 2025, 10:41 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2025- Transparency notice published15 Sept 2025, 13:19 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published10 Nov 2025, 09:46 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected20 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published9 Dec 2025, 10:41 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guideline Geo ABSME715617451 - Provision of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Mid Life Upgrade (Pj SOVEREIGN)24 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2029 | £495,000same award published again · counted once | 6 Nov 2025standstill to 19 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
| Guideline Geo ABSME | £495,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · Guideline Geo ABSME
- Signed
- 26 Nov 2025
- Value
- £495,000
- Period
- 26 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: contract value below £5 million inc VAT.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Guideline Geo ABAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender