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Defence Equipment and Support · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 15:01.

Opportunity overview

All Royal Navy hydrographic vessels are fitted with Applanix Corporation POS-MV systems which provide accurate articulation of vessel position and motion, both of fundamental importance to the conduct of high-order hydrographic survey and Military Data Gathering in support of the Defence Hydrographic Programme and a wide range of other Defence Tasks (e.g. support to Deterrent and submarine navigation, and monitoring of underwater Critical National Infrastructure). An effective maintenance and support contract is crucial to maintaining this capability in good working order. It will provide firmware and hardware warranties; the ability to service and repair equipment; training; the mechanism to achieve effective obsolescence management; continued provision of high-accuracy real-time positioning; and an assured ability to post-process collected GNSS data.

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.

Applanix Corporation

No match
Contract value
£791.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£989k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PNHQ-2116-TYHG
Location
Richmond Hill, CA, L4B 3B3, Canada

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-064a19
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
There is a requirement to contract for the support and maintenance of Applanix POD MV systems as fitted to Royal Navy Hydrographic Vessels. The Ships Support (Hydrographic and Patrol) team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“the Authority”)), intends to award a contract to Applanix Corporation for the support and maintenance of Applanix POS MV systems as fitted to Royal Navy Hydrographic Vessels. This contract will enable warranty and in-service support, provision of precise position and motion data, repair, training and end-of-life replacement of systems manufactured by Applanix Corporation. The contract will be for 5 years and have an estimated value of £989,000.00 This procurement is governed by the Procurement Act 2023 (“PA 23”). In accordance with the provisions of PA 2023, it is considered that this contract can be awarded under Section 41 PA 23 because the direct award justification specified in Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 applies, which reads:-. 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. . This justification applies because Applanix Corporation develop, design and manufacture the POS MV systems currently fitted to Royal Navy hydrographic vessels, including all associated firmware and software. As the OEM, Applanix Corporation is the only company able to maintain the hardware and guarantee the performance of firmware and software in a complex, evolving GNSS environment. Furthermore, only Applanix Corporation can deliver direct remote support and provide field engineer attendance for both proactive maintenance and reactive repair, thereby ensuring operational reliability throughout the contracted period.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Defence Equipment and Support
Id
GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVRL-5831-GLMM

Address

Street Address
MOD Abbey Wood
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK12

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Applanix Corporation
Id
GB-PPON-PNHQ-2116-TYHG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNHQ-2116-TYHG

Address

Street Address
85 Leek Crescent
Locality
Richmond Hill
Postal Code
L4B 3B3
Country
CA
Country Name
Canada
Region
CA

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71353100
Description
Hydrographic surveying services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNHQ-2116-TYHG
Name
Applanix Corporation

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Not Required

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
989,000
Amount
791,200
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
060882-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Jun 2026, 15:59
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS34 8JH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 010953-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 060882-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·