Official UK procurement notice
714186451-Procurement of Oceanographic UUVs and UUV spares-CDN
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA 2-year contract has been awarded for the purchase of up to [6] new UUVs (Slocum G3 Gliders) and associated UUV spares.
The contract contains options to include provision of additional goods, provision of training and integration services. There is also an option for a 1x 12 month extension period to enable contract end date to be extended until 31 March 2028.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- 10 Mar 2025, 13:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Mar 2025, 12:46 BST
- Authority reference
714186451- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011996- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eb05Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 2 year contract with a value of £2,750,000 ex VAT (£3,300,000 including VAT) to Teledyne Instruments Inc. d/b/a Teledyne Webb Research for the purchase of [6] new UUVs (Slocum G3 Gliders) and associated UUV spares. In accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023), it is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 6 of the PA 2023 because competition is absent for technical reasons and Schedule 5, paragraph 7 of the PA 2023 as a change in supplier would result in the MOD receiving goods and services which are incompatible with the existing Gliders and spares and that incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. This is because Teledyne Instruments Inc d/b/a Teledyne Webb Research are the only manufacturers of the equipment and the only supplier with the technical knowledge and design information to provide compatible payloads with existing equipment held by the Royal Navy. There are specific interoperability requirements which require these payloads to work with the existing equipment to ensure that safety and operational requirements can be met and to enable seamless interoperability of payload data.
- Risks
None
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 Mar 2025 → 31 Mar 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends24 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published31 Mar 2025, 12:46 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Mar 2025- Transparency notice published10 Mar 2025, 13:45 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published12 Mar 2025, 17:20 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected24 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published31 Mar 2025, 12:46 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teledyne Instruments Inc. d/b/a Teledyne Webb Research714186451 - Procurement of Oceanographic UUVs and UUV spares25 Mar 2025 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: 1x 12 month extension to enable further use of limits of liability. · Options: Initial contract value of £1,800,000 inc VAT with options to increase to £3,300,000 inc VAT. Options to include provision of additional goods, provision of training and integration services. Also 1x 12 month extension period to enable contract end date to be extended until 31 March 2028. | £2,750,000 | 12 Mar 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Procurement of Oceanographic UUVs and UUV spares · Teledyne Instruments Inc. d/b/a Teledyne Webb Research
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2025
- Value
- £2,750,000
- Period
- 27 Mar 2025 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract will include the option to extend by up to 12 months after the initial end date of 31 March 2027, giving a maximum duration up to 31 March 2028. The contract is set at an initial value of £1,500,000 ex VAT (£1,800,000 inc VAT) with the option to increase this to a total value of £2,750,000 ex VAT (£3,300,000 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional goods/services as detailed in the contract.
- Options
- The contract is set at an initial value of £1,500,000 ex VAT (£1,800,000 inc VAT) with options to increase to £2,750,000 ex VAT (£3,300,000 inc VAT). The contract contains options to allow for the purchase of additional goods and services such as: provision of additional goods, provision of training and provision of integration services. There is also 1x 12 month extension period to enable contract end date to be extended until 31 March 2028.
No agreed KPIs: Not mandated for reporting on contracts below £5,000,000 total value (inc VAT).
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Teledyne Instruments Inc d/b/a Teledyne Webb ResearchAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender