701480380 - Seafox Follow on Support Contract - TN UK 5

Official notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)

Direct awardDefence & security

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£12,000,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Atlas Elektronik UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Secretary of State for Defence (the Authority), through the Sonar and Maritime Sensors (SaMS) Project Team within Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), intends to place a 2-year contract, with an estimated total value of £12m (VAT inc), with TKMS Atlas UK Limited for the In-Service Support of the Seafox Mine Disposal System, which is used on Royal Navy Hunt and Sandown class ships as the Royal Navy’s (RN) primary means of identifying and disposing of maritime mines.

The Cyber risk profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Security Model (CSM) Risk Assessment is Level 1 (foundational) - Risk Assessment Reference RAR-GZZPWDC.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

50660000 Repair and maintenance services of military electronic systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Defence & security
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 Jun 2026, 10:11 BST
Last source update: 5 Jun 2026, 10:11 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-053161
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ae54 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: It is considered that this contract can be awarded under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 (single supplier – technical reasons) applies.
This is because TKMS Atlas is licenced on an exclusive basis by its parent company TKMS GmbH, the Original Manufacturer (OEM) and Design Authority of the System, to have access to the System’s technical information, drawings and data. Without access to the OEM’s technical documents it would not be possible to meet the required technical and safety standards, including ensuring that the System functions and is integrated effectively and safely with other systems installed on the ships. To contract with another supplier would introduce an unacceptable level of technical, safety and security risk to the maintenance of a vital Royal Navy capability. There is no reasonable alternative.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 5 Jun 2026

Transparency notice published
5 Jun 2026, 10:11 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
31 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £12,000,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Atlas Elektronik UK LimitedSeafox Follow on Support Contract1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2028	£12,000,000	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVRL-5831-GLMM MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

TKMS Atlas UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05582639 Dorset Innovation Park, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorcester, South West, DT2 8ZBContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender5 Jun 2026, 10:11 BST