Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Annual Upgrade of WADER Software Plan
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of annual upgrade plan for WADER sonar range prediction software
CPV: System management software development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 22 Nov 2023, 15:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Oct 2024, 11:49 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-032574- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041c0cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The Royal Navy, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 2-year initial contract
with contractual options for 1 further year (total contract term 3 years), with a total contract
value of £1,218,767.00 (excluding vat), to Ocean Acoustic Developments Ltd for the
provision of an Annual Upgrade Plan for WADER sonar range prediction software to MOD.
In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit)
Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement falls to be regulated under the
provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) as amended (in particular
by SI 2020/1319). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the
European Union is no longer appropriate.
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 regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015 because competition is absent for
technical reasons. The MOD needs to be able to access software upgrades, updates,
software development, and technical support and training for the WADER software, which
can only be met by Ocean Acoustic Developments Ltd who, as the developer and owner of
the source code in the software, is the only supplier with the necessary source code,
technical skills and expertise to deliver the ongoing support requirements under the Annual
Upgrade Plan.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Acoustic Developments LtdSME | £1,218,765 † | — | Awarded |
| Ocean Acoustic Developments LtdSMESubcontracting: declared | £1,218,767 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 032574-2024-1 · Ocean Acoustic Developments LtdSME
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2024
- Value
- £1,218,765
- Status
- active
Contract 034576-2023-1 · Ocean Acoustic Developments LtdSME
- Signed
- 22 Nov 2023
- Value
- £1,218,767
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Ocean Acoustic Developments LtdAwarded supplier
- Ocean Acoustic Developments LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.