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title: "715617451 - MONARCH Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Mid Life Upgrade (Pj SOVEREIGN) - UK7"
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# 715617451 - MONARCH Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Mid Life Upgrade (Pj SOVEREIGN) - UK7

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/715617451-monarch-ground-penetrating-radar-gpr-mid-life-upgrade-pj-sovereign-uk7-ocds-h6vhtk-059a4e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "715617451 - MONARCH Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Mid Life Upgrade (Pj SOVEREIGN) - UK7". 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:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **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:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £495,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/715617451-monarch-ground-penetrating-radar-gpr-mid-life-upgrade-pj-sovereign-uk7-ocds-h6vhtk-059a4e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-059a4e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/715617451-monarch-ground-penetrating-radar-gpr-mid-life-upgrade-pj-sovereign-uk7-ocds-h6vhtk-059a4e#tl-md)

## Description
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.
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 35722000, 45111250, 71351500
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 715617451 - Provision of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Mid Life Upgrade (Pj SOVEREIGN) (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Guideline Geo AB**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PZWJ-6242-DTCZ`
  - Value: £495,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 06/11/2025

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Guideline Geo AB**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PZWJ-6242-DTCZ`
  - Value: £495,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £495,000
  - Signed Date: 26/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F080949-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-09T10:41:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T23:41:52.703Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-059a4e