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G-ALFEA Sonobuoy Inflation Assembly Design Implementation and Functional Testing - 702508452

Marker buoys
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "G-ALFEA Sonobuoy Inflation Assembly Design Implementation and Functional Testing - 702508452". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of DefenceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
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CompetitionNot published
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Clarification deadlineNot published
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Published20 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
Last source update20 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationMarker buoys
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0303e6
What is being bought
G-ALFEA Sonobuoy Inflation Assembly Design Implementation and Functional Testing
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    20 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    20 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    G-ALFEA Sonobuoy Inflation Assembly Design Implementation and Functional Testing
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    20 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 20 Dec 2021, 00:00 GMT · £124,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
ULTRA ELECTRONICS LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£124,000 · signed 20 Dec 2021, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-FTS-6966
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  • Ministry of Defence
    buyer

    Portsmouth, UK
    marco.hurst108@mod.gov.uk

  • MOD
    reviewBody

    Portsmouth

  • ULTRA ELECTRONICS LIMITED
    supplier

    London, UK
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Ultra Electronics Ltd for the purchase, modification, calibration and testing of 2 off G-ALFEA sonobuoys. The contract will have a term of 3 months. It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Article 32(2)(b)(ii)) for technical reasons. Furthermore, the contract award makes use of regulation 32(5)(b) “for additional deliveries by the original supplier 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;” This is because Ultra Electronics Ltd sonobuoys are required for technical reasons and interoperability, as the design is owned by Ultras Electronics Ltd design, the design of which another company could not reverse engineer. Ultra represents the UK on the NATO NIAG SG90 Sonobuoy Digital Telemetry panel. Ultra have also been awarded a contract by DE&S for a through life sonobuoys contract for RN and RAF. While this is a separate requirement with R&D elements, interoperability is key and the sonobuoys tested must be Ultra to ensure technical compatibility in the information gathered in the testing phase with both the NATO panel and the DE&S sonobuoy contract.