Procurement of software maintenance and development services
A Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice
by MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £50M
- Sector
- TECHNOLOGY
- Published
- 19 Jan 2024
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
SeeByte Ltd, Edinburgh, UK
Description
Procurement of software maintenance and development services
Total Quantity or Scope
Procurement of software development and maintenance services for Autonomy Software.
Award Detail
| 1 | Seebyte (Edinburgh)
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Renewal Options
There will be 2 contractual options, each facilitating an additional year of services, within a maximum contract term of 5 years.
CPV Codes
- 72231000 - Development of software for military applications
Indicators
- Options are available.
- Award on basis of price and quality.
Legal Justification
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)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 (as amended) for Technical Reasons. This requirement is for the continued support and development of SeeByte’s suite of proprietary software which was privately developed by SeeByte. This software is widely used in different applications by the Royal Navy and works collectively and collaboratively to optimise the operation and effectiveness of its autonomous vehicles (both surface and underwater). This requirement is a direct continuation of the same services previously procured by the MoD, initially under the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s Science & Technology (S&T) programme and more recently by MHC. Ensuring contractual cover to facilitate the continuing support and evolutionary development of this software is critical to maintaining the Royal Navy’s existing capability. Given the history of the development of this software by SeeByte Limited, integrated into Royal Navy autonomous vehicles, there is no other reasonable alternative software available on the market that would meet the MoD’s continuing requirements.
Other Information
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency. Link to DSP Opportunity: https://www.contracts.mod.uk/go/39479209018D219DD6EE This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency. Link to DSP Opportunity: https://www.contracts.mod.uk/go/39479209018D219DD6EE
Reference
- FTS 001916-2024