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£12,515,833

Ministry of Defence · compiled

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Opportunity overview

The Platform Equipment Delivery Team part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Naval Group Limited (“Naval Group”) for the purchase of four additional Fresh Water Cooling Heat Exchanger (HEATEX) units (“Units”) to be installed on submarines.

Awarded to

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Naval Group

No match
Contract value
£12.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
3 Jan 2025
Award ID
000074-2025-711121451-1
Status
active
Identifier
441 133 808
Location
Paris, FR, 75015, France

Classification

  • CPV42122161 — Cooling-water pumps
  • CPV35512200 — Attack submarine nuclear fuelled

Lots

  • The Platform Equipment Delivery Team part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to procure four additional Fresh Water Cooling Heat Exchanger (HEATEX) units (“Units”) to be installed on submarines.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
711121451 - PEDT/0030 - Coolers
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Why this procedure was chosen
The Platform Equipment Delivery Team part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Naval Group Limited (“Naval Group”) for the purchase of four additional Fresh Water Cooling Heat Exchanger (HEATEX) units (“Units”) to be installed on submarines. In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this contract 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). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that this contract can be awarded without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. This is because Naval Group is the Original Equipment Manufacturer of the Units, which are a bespoke. Only Naval Group has the necessary technical drawings, specialist tooling, knowledge and experience to supply these replacement Units, which will be manufactured to an improved specification.

Legal basis

Id
32009L0081
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
42122161
Scheme
CPV
Description
Cooling-water pumps

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_MANUF_FOR_RESEARCH
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive
Entry 2
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Options
No
Description
The Platform Equipment Delivery Team part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to procure four additional Fresh Water Cooling Heat Exchanger (HEATEX) units (“Units”) to be installed on submarines.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Lowest price
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK41

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
35512200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Attack submarine nuclear fuelled

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-12610
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK1
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
02
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Defence

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Defence

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-133897
Name
Naval Group

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
FR
Locality
Paris
Postal Code
75015
Country Name
France
Street Address
40-42 rue du docteur Finlay

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
441 133 808
Legal Name
Naval Group
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-5483
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Bristol
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Defence

Award information

Award 1
Id
000074-2025-711121451-1
Title
PEDT/0030 Reactor Fresh Water-Cooling Heat Exchangers (Coolers)
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-133897
Name
Naval Group

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
000074-2025-711121451-1
Title
PEDT/0030 Reactor Fresh Water-Cooling Heat Exchangers (Coolers)
Status
active
Award ID
000074-2025-711121451-1
Date Signed
3 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
12,515,833
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK1 · BS34 8JH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK41

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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