Submarine Main Batteries Batch 9

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£17,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Oct 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Pacific Marine Batteries Pty Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement, maintenance, support and disposal of Royal Navy Submarine Type 8 800 main battery cells, associated support equipment, and spares which are required to support the fleet of Vanguard, Astute, and Trafalgar Class submarines.

CPV: Lead batteries · Submarines

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Procurement, maintenance, support and disposal of Royal Navy Submarine Type 8800 main…Awarded

Procurement, maintenance, support and disposal of Royal Navy Submarine Type 8800 main battery cells, associated support equipment, and spares which are required to support the fleet of Vanguard, Astute, and Trafalgar Class submarines.

Delivery: UK

35512000 Submarines

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: 24 Feb 2023, 15:45 GMT
Last source update: 24 Feb 2023, 15:45 GMT
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-005588
Classification (CPV): Lead batteriesSubmarines
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03abe2 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below:
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development
The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
absence of competition for technical reasons
The previous Voluntary Transparency Notice (VTN) was submitted on Find a Tender on 3rd March 2020 via reference number 2020/S 239-592290.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £17,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Oct 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Pacific Marine Batteries Pty LtdSME	£17,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 005588-2023-1 · Pacific Marine Batteries Pty LtdSME
Signed
13 Oct 2022
Value
£17,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Submarine Delivery Agency, Abbey Wood, Ash 1A, Bristol, UK, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Ministry of Defence, In-Service SubmarinesReview body Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Pacific Marine Batteries Pty LtdAwarded supplier 15 Mersey Road North Osborne, Australia, AU, 5017Contact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.