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Additional ROVs

Unmanned underwater vehicles
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory: "Additional ROVs". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDefence Science and Technology LaboratoryScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1Bids / Report
100% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 9 active published awards; 6 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. Price reduction 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDefence Science and Technology Laboratory
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
Published10 Feb 2023, 07:41 GMT
Last source update10 Feb 2023, 07:41 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationUnmanned underwater vehicles
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0397c1
What is being bought
Dstl award a contract to Atlantas Marine for £2,056,512.00 for the supply of five Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs).
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    10 Feb 2023, 07:41 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    16 Jan 2023, 12:38 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    16 Jan 2023, 12:38 GMT
  4. Buyer information updated
    16 Jan 2023, 12:38 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Dstl award a contract to Atlantas Marine for £2,056,512.00 for the supply of five Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs).
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    10 Feb 2023, 07:41 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 8 Feb 2023, 00:00 GMT · £2,056,512
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Atlantas Marine
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£2,056,512 · signed 8 Feb 2023, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Contracting authority GB-FTS-25697
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  • Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
    buyer

    Porton Down, SALISBURY, UKK15, SP40JQ
    hlander@dstl.gov.uk
    +44 1980956752

  • Atlantas Marine
    supplier

    GB-COH: 04109813
    Yeovil, UKK

  • Dstl
    reviewBody

    Sailsbury
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleIt is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 32(5)(b) of the PCR 2015 because these goods consist of additional deliveries by the original supplier (Atlantas Marine) which are intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. The MOD has developed systems to interact specifically with the Videoray Defender ROV. These systems would be incompatible with all other ROVs, so procurement of different ROVs would require these systems to be redeveloped. It would also require all personnel to be retrained to use and maintain the new ROV design. Having two completely different ROVs would therefore be a significant logistic and training burden to the MOD. These factors would result in disproportionate difficulties in operation and maintenance if a different ROV were procured. Atlantas Marine is the only authorised UK supplier of the Videoray defender ROV.