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Published 20 Feb 2025, 15:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

SERPENS Acoustic Weapon Locating System

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsRestricted procedure
Published estimate£20,000,000≈ £4.0m / year
Submissions closed 23 Mar 2025
Contract term 5 yrsends 17 Sept 2030 · extension options published · starts 18 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Army has an enduring need for passive weapon locating capability to enhance battle winning counter fires and increase the Warfighting Division’s lethality.

CPV: Acoustic devices

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #18 x Acoustic Systems and up to 5 years Integrated Logistics Support 5 yrs
Contract period: 18 Sept 2025 – 17 Sept 2030 (5 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Options for ILS Years 4 & 5. Option for Post Design Services (PDS) if Funding allowsVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
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
20 Feb 2025, 15:20 GMT
Last source update
20 Feb 2025, 15:20 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006314
Classification (CPV)
Acoustic devices
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e53d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

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How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
23 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document

Timeline

20 Feb 2025 → 31 Mar 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Notice published
    20 Feb 2025, 15:20 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    23 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    7 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    18 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until210 days ago
    31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Andover, UK, SP11 8HJContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria