UKRI-5138 Certification and Modification of USV

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Modifications to an uncrewed surface vessel and subsequent certification.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Eligibility: SME eligible

50241100 Vessel repair services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: 13 Aug 2025, 15:39 BST
Last source update: 13 Aug 2025, 15:39 BST
Authority reference: UKRI-5138
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-048486
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05873c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Competition absent due to technical reasoning. Supplier also owns the IPR to the platforms architecture.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2025

Transparency notice published
13 Aug 2025, 15:39 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
25 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
supplier not published26 Aug 2025 – 31 Oct 2025 · up to 31 Dec 2025Extensions: 2 potential extensions of 1 month each.	€161,369	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender13 Aug 2025, 15:39 BST