Official UK procurement notice
Purchase of Tethered Un-Crewed Air Systems and Integrated Payloads
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPurchase of Tethered Un-Crewed Air Systems and Integrated Payloads
CPV: Non-piloted aircraft
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to modify an…Awarded
The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to modify an existing contract with Evolve Dynamics Ltd, under Contract Reference 702431454 for the Purchase of Tethered Un-Crewed Air Systems and Integrated Payloads, to include the purchase of an additional radio system. It is considered that the award of the contract modification 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 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended (in particular by Statutory Instrument 2020/1319)) because it constitutes a permitted modification under that regulation. This is because these additional goods have become necessary and to introduce a change of contractor at this stage cannot be made for economic and technical reasons as only Evolve Dynamics Ltd has the necessary technical knowledge and design information to integrate the additional goods with the existing equipment, which is necessary to provide this requirement. In addition, there are very specific interoperability and testing requirements which require the new equipment to work with this existing equipment to ensure that the requirements detailed in the original Contract can be met. To introduce a change in Contractor at this stage would also cause significant inconvenience, delays and substantial duplication of cost for the MOD
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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).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2024, 21:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Jan 2022 – …
- Authority reference
702431454- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011700- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0300b3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Jan 2022
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Jan 2022, 10:01 GMT
Timeline
13 Jan 2022 → 10 Apr 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline13 Jan 2022
- Bids opened13 Jan 2022, 10:01 GMT
- Contract starts2 Feb 2022
- Notice published10 Apr 2024, 21:34 BST
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Feb 2022- Status changed to complete18 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT
- Buyer details updated10 Apr 2024, 21:34 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Bid openingIV.2.7 | 13 Jan 2022 | 19 Jan 2022 | +6 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2021-12: 1 release · 13 Dec 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evolve Dynamics LimitedSME | £434,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Evolve Dynamics LimitedSME | £520,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 004740-2022-1 · Evolve Dynamics LimitedSME
- Signed
- 8 Feb 2022
- Value
- £434,000
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2024
- Status
- active
Contract 011700-2024-702431454-1 · Evolve Dynamics LimitedSME
- Signed
- 8 Feb 2022
- Value
- £520,000
- Period
- 8 Feb 2022 – 31 Dec 2024
- Status
- active
- Change The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to modify an existing contract with Evolve Dynamics Ltd, under Contract Reference 702431454 for the Purchase of Tethered Un-Crewed Air Systems and Integrated Payloads, to include the purchase of an additional radio system. It is considered that the award of the contract modification 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 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended (in particular by Statutory Instrument 2020/1319)) because it constitutes a permitted modification under that regulation. This is because these additional goods have become necessary and to introduce a change of contractor at this stage cannot be made for economic and technical reasons as only Evolve Dynamics Ltd has the necessary technical knowledge and design information to integrate the additional goods with the existing equipment, which is necessary to provide this requirement. In addition, there are very specific interoperability and testing requirements which require the new equipment to work with this existing equipment to ensure that the requirements detailed in the original Contract can be met. To introduce a change in Contractor at this stage would also cause significant inconvenience, delays and substantial duplication of cost for the MOD, Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to modify an existing contract with Evolve Dynamics Ltd, under Contract Reference 702431454 for the Purchase of Tethered Un-Crewed Air Systems and Integrated Payloads, to include the purchase of an additional radio system. It is considered that the award of the contract modification 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 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended (in particular by Statutory Instrument 2020/1319)) because it constitutes a permitted modification under that regulation. This is because these additional goods have become necessary and to introduce a change of contractor at this stage cannot be made for economic and technical reasons as only Evolve Dynamics Ltd has the necessary technical knowledge and design information to integrate the additional goods with the exi
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- MoDReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Evolve Dynamics LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.