AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Submarine Delivery Agency has published a contract award notice for the SCYLLA 2A Interim requirement. The notice identifies L3HARRIS MAPPS LIMITED as the verified supplier for a direct award valued at £3.7m excluding VAT (£4.44m including VAT). The award remains pending, with a standstill ending on 26 October 2026 and a future signature date scheduled for 28 October 2026.
Published outcomePending direct award to L3HARRIS MAPPS LIMITED for a six-month interim package addressing issues from previous SCYLLA trials and preparing hardware for possible future trials.
Market significanceThe requirement is a defence and security direct award relying on expertise from SCYLLA Trials 1A and 1B. The authority states that any future-trial work would involve pre-market engagement and competition if potential suppliers are identified.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
L3HARRIS MAPPS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 3700000 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-05341813; supplier verification matches company number 05341813 to L3HARRIS MAPPS LIMITED. The £3.7m award value applies to the single award, not a separately published lot value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract award notice published 15 October 2026
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Award document 097260-2026 is dated 15 October 2026.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status "pending".
Standstill period
99% confidenceEnds 26 October 2026 at 23:59:59 UTC
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-26T23:59:59+00:00.
Future signature
99% confidenceScheduled for 28 October 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-28T23:59:59+00:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£3,700,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 3700000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£4,440,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 4440000 GBP.
Lot value
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Pipeline notice
98% confidence25 June 2026
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Release history lists pipeline notice 059881-2026 dated 2026-06-25.
Transparency notice
98% confidence7 July 2026
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Release history lists transparency notice 063553-2026 dated 2026-07-07.
Contract award notice
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Release history and award document list 15 October 2026.
Award decision date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-15.
Scheduled contract period
99% confidence28 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceResolve key issues from a previous supplier trial and prepare hardware for possible future trials.
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Tender description states these activities are covered by the contract.
Prior-trial expertise
98% confidenceExpertise from Trials 1A and 1B is required.
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Tender description explicitly requires expertise from Trials 1A and 1B.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot, titled and described details not published.
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Tender and award relate to lot 1; the supplied lot record has no title or description.
Classifications
99% confidenceSea defences construction work (CPV 45243500); unmanned underwater vehicles (CPV 35512400).
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Award item 1 lists these additional CPV classifications.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Regime
99% confidenceDefence and security
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Tender specialRegime lists defenceSecurity.
Competition for this award
97% confidenceNo competitive procedure is described in the supplied notice; it is recorded as a direct award.
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Tender procurement method is direct.
Future-trial market route
98% confidenceThe authority says it will conduct pre-market engagement and hold a competition if potential suppliers are identified.
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Tender description states this approach for any future trials.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Scheduled duration
99% confidence28 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod supplies these dates.
Option
99% confidenceOption present: Work Package 3
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Award 1 hasOptions is true and options.description is "Work Package 3".
Option terms and value
99% confidenceNot published
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No option duration, exercise conditions or value are supplied.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot confirmed
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The award status is pending and signature is only scheduled for 28 October 2026.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Interim and continuity-focused scope
93% confidenceThe stated work is limited to resolving outstanding prior-trial issues and preparing hardware, indicating an interim requirement rather than confirmation of later trials.
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Tender description calls the requirement a six-month contract and distinguishes future-trial work.
Potential future market opportunity
96% confidenceFuture trials are conditional on an authority decision and potential-supplier identification; a competition is stated as the intended route in that event.
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Tender description explicitly makes future trials conditional and refers to pre-market engagement and competition.
Award maturity
99% confidenceSuppliers should treat the published outcome as a pending award rather than an active concluded contract.
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Award status is pending; standstill and future signature dates remain scheduled.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award status
99% confidenceThe notice is a contract award notice, but the individual award remains pending and the future signature date is scheduled.
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Award 1 status is pending; milestone futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 28 October 2026.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company number. The notice spelling differs from the verified legal company name.
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Company number 05341813 was matched by company number; source name is "L3 Harris MAPPS Limited" and verified name is "L3HARRIS MAPPS LIMITED".
Unpublished commercial detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, lot title, lot description, lot value and option terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied award and lot records.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; publication does not evidence a signed or active contract.
- The source supplier presentation differs from the verified legal company name, although the company number match verifies the identity.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes competition metrics, evaluation rationale, pricing breakdown, individual lot value, detailed lot scope, and option exercise terms.
- The notice describes possible future trials, but does not confirm that they will proceed.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
SCYLLA 2A InterimSubmarine Delivery AgencyL3HARRIS MAPPS LIMITEDdirect awarddefence procurementunmanned underwater vehicles
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the supplier for SCYLLA 2A Interim?
The pending award identifies L3HARRIS MAPPS LIMITED, verified against company number 05341813.
What is the value of the SCYLLA 2A Interim award?
£3.7m excluding VAT and £4.44m including VAT.
Has the SCYLLA 2A Interim contract been signed?
Not confirmed. The award is pending, with signature scheduled for 28 October 2026.
Will there be a competition for future SCYLLA trials?
The authority says future work would involve pre-market engagement and a competition if potential suppliers are identified.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.