Official UK procurement notice
VideoRay Defender Subs · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement description2 VideoRay Defender subs (one with Standard Float, one with Extra Capacity Float) and a Controller
For the supply of the following items:
- Quantity one VideoRay Defender sub with the standard 300m depth rated float block and shipping case (73421)
- Quantity one VideoRay Defender sub (70844) with the Tall Float Block (72317) longer bolts with caps (73236) and shipping case designed to accommodate the taller Float (73658).
- Quantity one Mission Specialist Workhorse Controller (73423) with VideoRay Control software (78624) A neutral tether and storage reel are not included in this quote.
Optional Storm Camera
- Quantity one Storm Camera (SIP-CAM-BASE) and MSS Connecting cable (SIP-CONN-MSS-0.6)
Each delivery complies with Quality Grade 03 and supplied with Certificate of Conformance.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 17 Sept 2026, 13:50 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 10:44 BST
- Authority reference
C32645- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088539- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077472Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
2 Video Ray Defender subs are needed to clean the walls of a internal transfer bay and to collect items on the pond floor to enable a MoD project to be implemented.
VideoRay ROVs have been used on the Sellafield site for over a decade, as a result there has been a range of tooling designed and manufactured specifically for the VideoRay Defender which provides an operational capability for new deployments. To replicate that same capability on another platform would potentially require significant rework to provide a comparable capability. In addition to this, there are a significant level of spares material mastered and held within stores to support sustained operation of the Defender.
VideoRay are the sole manufacturer of the equipment. Atlantas Marine have the distribution rights for VideoRay whilst also providing technical support and feedback to and from the Manufacturer. There are no other known suppliers of VideoRay products other than Atlantas Marine.
The Video Ray Defender subs are a one odd procurement and they are not intended to be purchased again.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2026- Transparency notice published17 Sept 2026, 13:50 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published18 Sept 2026, 10:44 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantas Marine LtdSME2 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £194,694 | 18 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Atlantas MarineAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender