Official UK procurement notice
PDM4 Obsolescence Resolution · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe C2TNC team recommends a new direct award PDM4 Obsolescence Recovery contract to be placed with UltraMaritime (UM) justified under Section 41 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 which permits direct awards when the supplier’s technical capabilities are essential to the project’s success. The justification for this takes into consideration the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Technical and Safety aspects of the equipment, interfaces and interoperable systems contained within the vessels.
The intention is for the new contract to be negotiated with UM and notified to the market through the issue of aTransparency Notice (TN) to ensure compliance with the Act’s requirements to maintain transparency in the directaward procurement process
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Jun 2026, 11:59 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jun 2026, 12:08 BST
- Authority reference
715088450- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057511- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ab50Find a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jun 2026- Contract award notice published2 Jun 2026, 11:59 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Jun 2026, 12:08 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra MaritimeSMEPlatform Data Management 4 Obsolescence Resolution12 Jun 2026 – 11 Jan 2028Options: Options for shock testing. Where the Authority elects to consider an option, it may require the Contractor to provide a firm and fully costed quotation for the relevant option. If the Authority accepts the quotation, the agreed price and associated terms shall be incorporated into the Contract by way of a Contract Amendment. | £2,371,218 | 28 May 2026 | Awarded |
| Ultra MaritimeSME | £2,371,218 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · Ultra MaritimeSME
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2026
- Value
- £2,371,218
- Period
- 9 Jun 2026 – 31 Dec 2027
- Status
- active
- Options
- Options for shock testing. Where the Authority elects to consider an option, it may require the Contractor to provide a firm and fully costed quotation for the relevant option. If the Authority accepts the quotation, the agreed price and associated terms shall be incorporated into the Contract by way of a Contract Amendment.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ultra MaritimeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender