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714186451-Procurement of Oceanographic UUVs and UUV spares-CDN

Ministry of Defence · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:30.

Opportunity overview

A 2-year contract has been awarded for the purchase of up to [6] new UUVs (Slocum G3 Gliders) and associated UUV spares. The contract contains options to include provision of additional goods, provision of training and integration services. There is also an option for a 1x 12 month extension period to enable contract end date to be extended until 31 March 2028.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
714186451
Status
complete
Published risks
None
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 2 year contract with a value of £2,750,000 ex VAT (£3,300,000 including VAT) to Teledyne Instruments Inc. d/b/a Teledyne Webb Research for the purchase of [6] new UUVs (Slocum G3 Gliders) and associated UUV spares. In accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023), it is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 6 of the PA 2023 because competition is absent for technical reasons and Schedule 5, paragraph 7 of the PA 2023 as a change in supplier would result in the MOD receiving goods and services which are incompatible with the existing Gliders and spares and that incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. This is because Teledyne Instruments Inc d/b/a Teledyne Webb Research are the only manufacturers of the equipment and the only supplier with the technical knowledge and design information to provide compatible payloads with existing equipment held by the Royal Navy. There are specific interoperability requirements which require these payloads to work with the existing equipment to ensure that safety and operational requirements can be met and to enable seamless interoperability of payload data.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ31
Country
GB
Locality
Portsmouth
Postal Code
PO2 8BY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
NCHQ, Whale Island

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PVLD-7113-RTZD
Name
Teledyne Instruments Inc d/b/a Teledyne Webb Research

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
US
Country
US
Locality
North Falmouth
Postal Code
02556
Country Name
United States
Street Address
49 Edgerton Drive,

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PVLD-7113-RTZD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
12 Mar 2025, 00:00
Title
714186451 - Procurement of Oceanographic UUVs and UUV spares
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
35512400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Unmanned underwater vehicles
Entry 2
Id
38292000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Hydrographic instruments
Entry 3
Id
38296000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Surveying instruments

Value

Amount
2,750,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
3,300,000

Options

Description
Initial contract value of £1,800,000 inc VAT with options to increase to £3,300,000 inc VAT. Options to include provision of additional goods, provision of training and integration services. Also 1x 12 month extension period to enable contract end date to be extended until 31 March 2028.

Renewal

Description
1x 12 month extension to enable further use of limits of liability.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
008535-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
10 Mar 2025, 13:45
Entry 2
Id
009098-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
12 Mar 2025, 17:20

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVLD-7113-RTZD
Name
Teledyne Instruments Inc d/b/a Teledyne Webb Research

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
24 Mar 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Starts
25 Mar 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2028, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
24 Mar 2025, 23:59

Additional Procurement Categories

services

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Procurement of Oceanographic UUVs and UUV spares
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
26 Mar 2025, 00:00
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Not mandated for reporting on contracts below £5,000,000 total value (inc VAT).

Value

Amount
2,750,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
3,300,000

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Starts
27 Mar 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2028, 23:59

Options

Description
The contract is set at an initial value of £1,500,000 ex VAT (£1,800,000 inc VAT) with options to increase to £2,750,000 ex VAT (£3,300,000 inc VAT). The contract contains options to allow for the purchase of additional goods and services such as: provision of additional goods, provision of training and provision of integration services. There is also 1x 12 month extension period to enable contract end date to be extended until 31 March 2028.

Renewal

Description
The contract will include the option to extend by up to 12 months after the initial end date of 31 March 2027, giving a maximum duration up to 31 March 2028. The contract is set at an initial value of £1,500,000 ex VAT (£1,800,000 inc VAT) with the option to increase this to a total value of £2,750,000 ex VAT (£3,300,000 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional goods/services as detailed in the contract.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
011996-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
31 Mar 2025, 12:46

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Portsmouth · UKJ31 · PO2 8BY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04eb05-2025-03-31T12:46:21+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·