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Published 15 Jun 2023, 12:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

80000 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedure
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 13 Jul 2023
Contract term 6 moends 19 Feb 2024 · starts 21 Aug 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SALMO deliver a deep-water survey capability using two Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV). The Authority are looking to procure a training aid to be solely used in launch and recovery operations. The vehicle will need to be provisioned of a dummy HUGIN body, manufactured in heavy-duty plastic, including the provision to adjust buoyancy by adding weights.

CPV: Survey vessels

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1A 'Dummy' Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) that displays the same passive… 6 mo

A 'Dummy' Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) that displays the same passive characteristics of a 'real' AUV whilst on the surface. Is positively buoyant but which can be trimmed to match the local environmental conditions. Should contain a method of Recovery which can be used in conjunction with the current KM9 & KM11 Stinger launch & recovery (LARS) systems via a nose rope recovery system and winch. Should contain a light and be painted in a dayglow colour. In essence a more economical vehicle for the sole purpose of training mother ship bridge crew in the manoeuvring of either new or unaccustomed large offshore vessels around the AUV in the water and Launch and Recovery deck teams without compromising and exposing to unnecessary risk expensive and operationally required equipment.

Contract period: 21 Aug 2023 – 19 Feb 2024 (6 mo)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Jun 2023, 12:04 BST
Last source update
15 Jun 2023, 12:04 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Jun 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-017010
Classification (CPV)
Survey vessels
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d685 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
Submission deadline
13 Jul 2023
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
14 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.contracts.mod.uk ↗

Timeline

14 Jun 2023 → 21 Aug 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    14 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    15 Jun 2023, 12:04 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    13 Jul 2023
  4. Contract starts
    21 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Bristol, UKContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.