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715617451 - MONARCH Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Mid Life Upgrade (Pj SOVEREIGN) - UK7

Ministry of Defence · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:13.

Opportunity overview

Replacement equipment must be compatible and interoperable with existing Monarch Equipment, thus needing to seek equipment from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) - Guideline Geo, the Swedish based instrument manufacturer of MALÅ geophysical instruments. The Authority considers that the contract may be awarded on the basis of the justification set out in Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Procurement Act 2023. 4.5. The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract: a) Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

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.

Published award value
£495k
Awarded
6 Nov 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PZWJ-6242-DTCZ
Location
Stockholm, SE, SE-171 54, Sweden
Contract value
£495k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Nov 2025
Including VAT
£594k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PZWJ-6242-DTCZ
Location
Stockholm, SE, SE-171 54, Sweden

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
ocds-h6vhtk-059a4e
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Replacement equipment must be compatible and interoperable with existing Monarch Equipment, thus needing to seek equipment from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) - Guideline Geo, the Swedish based instrument manufacturer of MALÅ geophysical instruments. The Authority considers that the contract may be awarded on the basis of the justification set out in Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Procurement Act 2023. The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract: a) Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

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
UKJ36
Country
GB
Locality
Andover
Postal Code
SP11 8HT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Army HQ, Blenheim Building, Marlborough Lines, Monxton Road,

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-PZWJ-6242-DTCZ
Name
Guideline Geo AB

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
SE
Country
SE
Locality
Stockholm
Postal Code
SE-171 54
Country Name
Sweden
Street Address
Hemvärnsgatan 9

Control

Description
none

Details

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

Identifier

Id
PZWJ-6242-DTCZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Telephone
+46 8 557 613 00

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
6 Nov 2025, 00:00
Title
715617451 - Provision of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Mid Life Upgrade (Pj SOVEREIGN)
Status
pending
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

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
35722000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Radar
Entry 2
Id
45111250
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ground investigation work
Entry 3
Id
71351500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ground investigation services

Value

Amount
495,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
594,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056565-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
15 Sept 2025, 13:19
Entry 2
Id
072259-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
10 Nov 2025, 09:46

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZWJ-6242-DTCZ
Name
Guideline Geo AB

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
20 Nov 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
24 Nov 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
19 Nov 2025, 23:59
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
35722000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Radar
Entry 2
Id
45111250
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ground investigation work
Entry 3
Id
71351500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ground investigation services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZWJ-6242-DTCZ
Name
Guideline Geo AB

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Status
active
Award ID
2
Date Signed
26 Nov 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
contract value below £5 million inc VAT.

Value

Amount
495,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
594,000

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
26 Nov 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
080949-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
9 Dec 2025, 10:41

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Andover · UKJ36 · SP11 8HT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-059a4e-2025-12-09T10:41:16ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·