Official UK procurement notice
Provision of five (5) sonars s2150 for Type 26 Batch 2 Frigates
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDE&S (MCS - UEW), part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to conduct a non-competitive negotiation for the proposed award of a contract with Ultra Electronics Limited. The proposed contract is for the provision of five (5) sonars s2150 for the Type 26 (Batch 2) Frigates. The provision is to include support to installation, set to work, testing, trials and scope-related tasking. Optional storage.
CPV: Sonars
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Single Source Evaluation: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Single Source Evaluation: 100
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jun 2023, 11:59 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jun 2023, 15:14 BST
- Authority reference
708049451- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018713- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dbf9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; 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 Secretary of State for Defence, acting through the Maritime Combat Systems Underwater Electronic Warfare team of the UK Ministry of Defence (“MOD”), intends to enter into an eight (8) year contract (due to the expected service life of the s2150 Sonar system) with Ultra Electronics Limited (UK Reg.: 2830644, the original equipment manufacturer of the s2150 Sonar system) for the supply, support to installation, setting to work and trials of five (5) additional s2150 Sonars to be fitted on five (5) Type 26 Frigates. The contract value is estimated to be between £27million to £30million (excluding VAT).
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450).
It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(b)(i) of the DSPCR 2011 (as amended) because the five (5) s2150 Sonars are required in addition to the existing s2150 Sonars fitted onto other Type 26 Frigates and purchasing bow sonars from any other supplier would oblige the MOD to acquire sonars having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility between the additional sonars and the existing s2150 Sonars fitted onto other Type 26 Frigates and incompatibility with the customised shared computer infrastructure into which the sonars on all Type 26 Frigates are required to connect. Such other sonars would also be incompatible with the Type 26 Frigate hull modifications made specifically for the s2150 sonar and with the existing Type 26 Frigate sonar dome modifications made specifically for the s2150 sonar.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated30 Jun 2023, 15:14 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextIV.1.1) · IV.1 | with Ultra Electronics Limited (UK Reg.: 2830644 | with Ultra Sonar Systems Limited (UK Reg.: 14355663 | |
| — | TextV.2.3) | Ultra Electronics Limited Unit C1 Knaves Beech Business Centre Davies Way, Loudwater, Wooburn Green High Wycombe HP10 9UT | Ultra Sonar Systems Limited Knaves Beech Business Centre Davies Way Loudwater Wooburn Green High Wycombe England HP10 9UT | |
| — | TextNational registration number · V.2.3) | 02830644 | 14355663 |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra Electronics LimitedSubcontracting: declared | £30,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of five (5) sonars s2150 for Type 26 Batch 2 Frigates · Ultra Electronics Limited
- Signed
- 22 Jun 2023
- Value
- £30,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | £27,000,000 – £30,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Ministry of Defence - Defence Equipment and Support (Maritime Combat Systems - UEW)Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Defence Equipment & Support (Maritime Combat Systems - UEW)Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ultra Electronics LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.