Procurement and Support of Remotely Operated Vehicles

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£18,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 18 Sept 2024no call for competition

Awarded to FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement and in service support and maintenance of Remotely Operated Vehicle for defence operations

CPV: Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Manufacture and service of Remotely Operated VehiclesAwarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
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: 19 Sept 2024, 07:59 BST
Last source update: 19 Sept 2024, 07:59 BST
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-029923
Classification (CPV): Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-049c0e Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO), part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, has awarded a contract (711300452) to Forum Energy Technology (UK) Ltd (‘FET’) for the provision of a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), Spares and In Service Support. The contract has an estimated value of £18M and a duration of 2 years and 9 months.
It is considered that the award of this contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 7(1)(a) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulation (DSPCR) 2011 for national security reasons.
SALMO have determined that currently only FET can supply the ROV that fully meets all the Key User Requirements (KUR’s) which are: Depth rating and ability to upgrade to threshold; Payload Capacity; Operating System and INS – ability to dynamically position; UK Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £18,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 18 Sept 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITEDProcurement ans in-service support of Remotely Operated Vehicles	£18,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Procurement ans in-service support of Remotely Operated Vehicles · FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED
Signed
18 Sept 2024
Value
£18,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Bristol, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Defence Equipment and SupportReview body Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Forum Energy TechnologiesAwarded supplier Kirkbymoorside, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.