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715820471 - Pressure Hull Penetrators and Associated Cables and Connectors (PCC) - UK5

No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£18,206,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Submarine Delivery Agency: "715820471 - Pressure Hull Penetrators and Associated Cables and Connectors (PCC) - UK5". Published status: complete. Published value: £18,206,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthoritySubmarine Delivery AgencyScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£18,206,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Submarine Delivery Agency
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Submarine Delivery Agency. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3.6Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Nesc LimitedTop vendor: 58.8% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 17 active published awards; 5 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Nesc Limited1 win£3,963,027
Marine Rescue Technologies Ltd1 win£1,306,400
AIS Marine1 win£810,000
Henry Hill & Partners T/A H. Hill Military Tailoring1 win£532,000
TWI Ltd1 win£133,406
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySubmarine Delivery Agency
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published28 Apr 2026, 15:36 BST
Last source update28 Apr 2026, 15:36 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-067b08
What is being bought
The Authority has a requirement for a new contract to support Pressure Hull Penetrators and any associated cables & connectors. There is an enduring requirement for the continued procurement, repair, overhaul, and Post Design Services for equipment and stores associated with AMETEK equipment and their components fitted to Submarines, as well as the provision of technical support, including updates to technical manuals, maintenance manuals, books of reference and safety documentation.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    28 Apr 2026, 15:36 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    28 Apr 2026, 15:36 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    28 Apr 2026, 15:36 BST
  4. Published value updated to £18,206,000
    1 Apr 2026, 15:55 BST
  5. Status changed to planned
    1 Apr 2026, 15:55 BST
  6. Official notice release published
    1 Apr 2026, 15:55 BST
  7. Buyer information updated
    1 Apr 2026, 15:55 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    28 Apr 2026, 15:36 BST
  2. Award pending
    Not published · £18,206,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
AMETEK SCP
£18,206,000 · Not published · pending
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Submarine Delivery Agency

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PBHX-4625-LVPD
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Award and contract changes
Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied

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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleA direct award of the Contract to AMETEK SCP can be justified in accordance with the Direct Award procedure set out in section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), and in particular, the direct award justification grounds set out in Schedule 5, Paragraphs 6 and 7 of the PA23. The conditions set out at paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 are met as AMETEK SCP is the sole supplier that is technically capable of delivering and integrating PPENs and the associated cabling into Astute Class submarines. AMETEK currently carries out the installation, termination, and sealing of PPENs and cabling using proprietary processes that no other supplier can provide or replicate. This is due to the specialist tooling, technical documentation, and unique processes required to design, manufacture, seal, install, and certify PPENs and related cabling assemblies. The Authority does not hold the rights to access or share this proprietary tooling or technical documentation with third parties, preventing the work from being undertaken by any alternative contractors. In relation to Paragraph 7 of Schedule 5, the PPENs and associated external cabling were originally designed as “fit and forget” equipment and installed during platform construction, when AMETEK was contracted as a supplier to the Authority by BAE Systems. The current requirement concerns the procurement and support of AMETEK owned NSNs, to which only AMETEK holds the rights. Any alternative cabling solutions would be incompatible with the systems already installed and would necessitate a complete redesign, which falls outside the scope of this requirement. Operational availability requirements require a support arrangement that enables rapid deployment to UK and overseas bases, diagnosis of failures, and OEM‑backed repair. This requires immediate access to AMETEK spares, tooling, and SQEP personnel. Given the bespoke nature of the equipment, proprietary processes and technical documentation involved, and ITAR controls, AMETEK have been identified as the only supplier that can deliver this requirement. It is the Authority’s position, for the reasons set out above, that only AMETEK can meet the Authority’s requirements for both supply and technical support of the AMETEK-owned NSNs for Astute Class submarines.