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Published 15 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Project A Experimentation Coda Octopus

Official notice

Authority: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Central government)

GoodsNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Awarded value£180,400published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 15 Sept 2021
Awarded to Coda Octopus Products Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Royal Navy Project A Experimentation Team, part of the UK MOD, intends to award a contract to Coda Octopus Products Limited valued at £180,400, for the provision of a 3D Sonar and accessories to determine the capability of a small ROV to perform MCM/EOD&S activities at depth.

CPV: Sonars

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1
Delivery: UK

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
  • Lowest price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Legal basis
CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
Procurement category
Goods
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
15 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Authority reference
1000166864
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022993
Classification (CPV)
Sonars
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e144 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure; The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

The Royal Navy Project A Experimentation Team, part of the UK MOD, intends to award a contract to Coda Octopus Products Limited valued at £180,400, for the provision of a 3D Sonar and accessorises to determine the capability of a small ROV to perform MCM/EOD&S activities at depth.

It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons.

Coda Octopus Products Limited is the only contractor which manufacture a real-time 3D imaging sonar, which meets the Royal Navy Project A Experimentation team’s proportionate and non-discriminatory specifications.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £180,4001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Coda Octopus Products LimitedSMESubcontracting: declared£180,400 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • DstlReview body Fareham

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.