711615450 - Allied Underwater Battlespace Mission Network Challenge

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesNegotiated with publication of a contract notice

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 22 Aug 2025

Awarded to Saab Kockums

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract will deliver Phase 1 of the AUWB-MN Industry Challenge, where the outcome will be a Reference Architecture for the Underwater Battle Space Mission Network, to enable interoperability between uncrewed and crewed vehicles.

CPV: Military research and technology · Prototyping services · Research and development services and evaluation tests

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 100%

Published sub-criteria (9)

Interpretation of Requirement & Clarity of Proposal: 20%
Supplier Approach and Technical Validity: 20%
Applicability of the Solution to the Statement of Requirement: 20%
Security Considerations: 15%
Risks and Mitigation Identified: 5%
Financial Viability: 5%
Key Contributor CVs: 5%
Experience with NATO/EU Complex Programmes: 5%
Dual Use Considerations: 5%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated with publication of a contract notice
Legal basis: CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Sept 2025, 11:40 BST
Last source update: 18 Sept 2025, 11:40 BST
Authority reference: 711615450
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-057644
Classification (CPV): Military research and technologyPrototyping servicesResearch and development services and evaluation tests
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059cfa Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 8

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Saab Kockums	€11,820,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 057644-2025-711615450-1 · Saab Kockums
Signed
22 Aug 2025
Value
€11,820,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Zone D Ground Floor Ministry of Defence Main Building Whitehall, London, SW1A 2EUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Saab KockumsAwarded supplier Isbergs gata 2, Malmo, 21119

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

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