Official UK procurement notice
The VTN has been raised for the undertaking of the Option Years for the exisiting Spearhead Sonar 2087 Design Authority Capability Insertion Project (S2087 DA-CIP) Contract.
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUnderwater Electronic Warfare (UEW) in Maritime Combat Systems (MCS), which is part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), proposes to place a contract with Thales UK Limited (Company Number 0868273) (“the Company”) for the supply of capability enhancements to the Sonar 2087 (S2087) System.
Time extension options covering existing scope.
Option for Step 7 (Procurement and Installation of Capability)
CPV: Sonars
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Contract covers the supply of hardware and software (“the Goods”), which includes…
The Contract covers the supply of hardware and software (“the Goods”), which includes evaluating potential high-technology-readiness-level solutions from multiple original equipment suppliers (OEMs) by trialling their ability to interface with the S2087 System and deliver the required capability enhancements. When trials are successful, the Goods will be designed, built and installed on the S2087 System, which is in service on Royal Navy frigates.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Compliance: 50%
- Commercial Compliance: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Compliance: 50
- Commercial Compliance: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 14 Mar 2023, 13:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Mar 2023, 13:13 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007393- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b2adFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice; The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
Underwater Electronic Warfare (UEW) in Maritime Combat Systems (MCS), which is part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), proposes to place a contract with Thales UK Limited (Company Number 0868273) (“the Company”) for the supply of capability enhancements to the Sonar 2087 (S2087) System.
The Contract covers the supply of hardware and software (“the Goods”), which includes evaluating potential high-technology-readiness-level solutions from multiple original equipment suppliers (OEMs) by trialling their ability to interface with the S2087 System and deliver the required capability enhancements. When trials are successful, the Goods will be designed, built and installed on the S2087 System, which is in service on Royal Navy frigates.
The estimated value of the supply is £110M (one hundred and ten million pounds) and its duration is 3.5 (three-and-a-half) years with an option for a further 1 (one) year.
116 required capability enhancements have been identified for the S2087 System. The aim of the Project is to deliver as many capability enhancements as is reasonably possible within the timeframe and estimated value.
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(b)(i) of the DSPCR 2011 for technical reasons. The Company is the only economic operator with the technical know how necessary to work closely with the MOD and OEMs to ensure the Goods are to the required standard of compatibility with the existing installed S2087 System. The Company designed, built and installed the S2087 System, and has continuously supported the System since it entered into service. The Company holds all the technical publications, performance data and drawings on the S2087 System and has unique knowledge and experience of its interfaces with the Royal Navy frigate Combat System Equipment and Combat System Highway.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thales UK LimitedSpearhead Sonar 2087 Design Authority Capability Insertion Project (S2087 DA-CIP)Subcontracting: declared | £110,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Spearhead Sonar 2087 Design Authority Capability Insertion Project (S2087 DA-CIP) · Thales UK Limited
- Signed
- 17 Aug 2022
- Value
- £110,000,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Defence Equipment & Support (Maritime Combat Systems - UEW)Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Thales UKAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.