Project Trilobite - Underwater Positioning Trials

Concepts

• unmanned underwater vehicles
• portsmouth
• existing teledyne autonomous underwater vehicles
• r&d trials
• an existing teledyne autonomous underwater vehicles
• project trilobite - underwater positioning trials
• project trilobite - underwater
• positioning
• trilobite
• trials

Location

Portsmouth

Description

Procurement of an upgrade to existing Teledyne autonomous underwater vehicles for the purposes of R&D trials to support Royal Navy’s concepts for future operational capabilities.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Royal Navy needs to upgrade an existing Teledyne autonomous underwater vehicles for the purposes of R&D trials to support Royal Navy’s concepts for future operational capabilities.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 35512400 - Unmanned underwater vehicles
• 73410000 - Military research and technology

Indicators

• Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011, as amended. The Authority requires the upgrade to upgrade an existing Teledyne autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for trial purposes. This particular asset is required for the trial as it allows interoperability with existing systems on other sizes and classes of vessels. Teledyne is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the existing AUV and has unique technical know-how required for the upgrade. In these circumstances the Authority considers that competition is absent for technical reasons.The goods and services procured under this contract are solely for the purposes of R&D to support Royal Navy’s concepts for future operational capabilities. The requirement does not include procurement at production quantity scale. Subject to contract, any future work to procure at scale shall be tendered through industry.