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Submarine Main Batteries Batch 8

Lead batteries
Submarines
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence, In-Service Submarines (ISM): "Submarine Main Batteries Batch 8". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence, In-Service Submarines (ISM)Scope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Ministry of Defence, In-Service Submarines (ISM)
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Published history for Ministry of Defence, In-Service Submarines (ISM). These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Coverage: 1 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence, In-Service Submarines (ISM)
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published4 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
Last source update4 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLead batteries, Submarines
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-029883
What is being bought
Procurement, maintenance, support and disposal of Royal Navy Submarine Type 8 800 main battery cells, associated support equipment, and spares which are required to support the fleet of Vanguard, Astute, and Trafalgar Class submarines.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    4 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    4 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Procurement, maintenance, support and disposal of Royal Navy Submarine Type 8800 main battery cells, associated support equipment, and spares which are required to support the fleet of Vanguard, Astute, and Trafalgar Class submarines.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    4 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 4 Mar 2021, 00:00 GMT · £2,800,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Pacific Marine Batteries Pty Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Submarine Main Batteries Batch 8
£2,800,000 · signed 4 Mar 2021, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence, In-Service Submarines (ISM)

Contracting authority GB-FTS-7645
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  • Ministry of Defence, In-Service Submarines (ISM)
    buyer

    Submarine Delivery Agency, Ash 1A, #3112, Abbey Wood, Bristol, UK
    Lee.Vout100@mod.gov.uk
    +44 3001685447

  • Ministry of Defence, In-Service Submarines
    reviewBody

    Submarine Delivery Agency, Ash 1A, #3112, Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH
    lee.vout100@mod.gov.uk
    +44 3001685447

  • Pacific Marine Batteries Pty Ltd
    supplier

    715 Mersey Road North, Osborne, 00, 5017
    enquiries@pmbdefence.com.au
    +61 0870775500
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationale(i) The purpose of this Voluntary Transparency Notice (VTN) is to notify the market of the intention of In-Service Submarines, which forms part of the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA), to enter into a contract on a single source basis with Pacific Marine Batteries Pty Ltd. (ii) The contract shall be for the supply, maintenance, support and disposal of Royal Navy Submarine Type 8800 main battery cells, associated support equipment and spares which are required to support the fleet of Vanguard, Astute and Trafalgar class submarines. (iii) Enersys Ltd’s exit from the submarine main batteries market and their transfer of all related technical information and other assets to Pacific Marine Batteries Pty Ltd has resulted in Pacific Marine Batteries Pty Ltd becoming the only supplier capable of providing In-Service Submarines with the requirement. (iv) The contract shall be subject to the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice under DSPCR 2011 Regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) where for technical reasons the contract may only be awarded to a particular economic operator. This is due to the technical need to utilise the Enersys cell design 8800 main battery cells to ensure operability with multiple systems such as agitation system, ventilation system, shock, electrical protection, endurance and to ensure nuclear safety. (v) These systems have been designed and validated against the 8800 Ahr Enersys cell parameters and onboard battery configuration. The main battery compartment is sized around an exact multiple of the width and length of the cell. Furthermore, all support equipment is sized both electrically and spatially around the 8800 Ahr Enersys cell. Any replacement battery would require a complete redesign and validation of the relevant systems within the battery compartment. As such, using any other cell would present significant interoperability and incompatibility issues. Pacific Marine Batteries Pty Ltd are the only contractor able to supply the required configuration of cell. (vi) Furthermore, Regulation 16(1)(b)(i) part (bb) applies. That is because additional Royal Navy Submarine Type 8800 main battery cells are required as a partial replacement for the existing cells and to obtain cells from any economic operator other than Pacific Marine Batteries Pty Ltd would oblige SDA to acquire goods having different technical characteristics which would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. (vii) It is anticipated that the contract award date will be May 2021 with an estimated value of GBP £2.8 million (ex VAT).