Official UK procurement notice
Tactical Weaponised Unmanned Ground Vehicles Capability
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purchase of Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) which can operate in urban environments and has the potential to be weaponised to support counter terrorism and urban warfare missions. This procurement is for two Ghost Robotics Corporation V60 Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) and a 2-year warranty package.
CPV: Purchase · Reconnaissance and patrol vehicles
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
- 2 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
- Authority reference
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3eec70d4-8b9f-42fe-a654-fab944497d0f- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-005780- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031d2dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
It is considered that this contract can be awarded without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons.
The Ghost Robotics Corporation V60 UGV is the only weaponisable solution currently in the market able to fulfil the Authority’s requirements. The system has the endurance and resilience capacity to onboard current and future systems for defence users. The V60 system can support up to 10kg payload, with a modular capability that allows a variety of existing specialist equipment to be stored and transported. The V60’s underlying proprietary electronics, software stack, and control system for complex actuated systems are the only suitable platform available to the market that will effectively support stable and assured weaponisation. Edgar Brothers have a unique position with Ghost Robotics Corporation as their exclusive reseller to the UK market, and as such they have been chosen as the Supplier for this contract.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Edgar (Liverpool) LimitedSubcontracting: This contract has been subcontracted to Ghost Robotics for provision of the goods and the warranty | £449,060 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005780-2022-703069450-1 · Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Limited
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2022
- Value
- £449,060
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ian Edgar (Liverpool) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.