CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE FOR CONTRACTS IN THE FIELD OF DEFENCE AND SECURITY
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Section I: Contracting Authority
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I.1)
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Name, Address and Contact Point(s)
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Ministry of Defence |
Zone D Ground Floor Ministry of Defence Main Building Whitehall |
London |
SW1A 2EU |
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Laurence Gregory
Laurence Gregory |
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laurence.gregory227@mod.gov.uk |
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https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
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I.2)
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Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities
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Section II: Object of the Contract
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II.1)
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Description
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II.1.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority
711615450 - Allied Underwater Battlespace Mission Network Challenge
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II.1.2(a))
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Type of works contract
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II.1.2(b))
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Type of supplies contract
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II.1.2(c))
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Type of service contract14
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II.1.2)
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Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance
Portsmouth UK |
II.1.3)
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This notice involves a framework agreement |
II.1.4)
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Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
This contract will deliver Phase 1 of the AUWB-MN Industry Challenge, where the outcome will be a Reference Architecture for the Underwater Battle Space Mission Network, to enable interoperability between uncrewed and crewed vehicles.
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II.1.5)
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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73410000 |
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II.2)
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Total final value of the contract(s)
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II.2.1)
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Total final value of the contract(s)
985000.00
EUR
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Section IV: Procedure
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IV.1)
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Type of procedure
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IV.1.1)
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Type of procedure |
IV.2)
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Award criteria
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IV.2.1)
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Award criteria

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Interpretation of Requirement & Clarity of Proposal |
20 |
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Supplier Approach and Technical Validity |
20 |
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Applicability of the Solution to the Statement of Requirement |
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Security Considerations |
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Risks and Mitigation Identified |
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Financial Viability |
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Key Contributor CVs |
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Experience with NATO/EU Complex Programmes |
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Dual Use Considerations |
5 |
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IV.2.2)
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An electronic auction has been used No |
IV.3)
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Administrative information
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IV.3.1)
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File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
711615450
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IV.3.2)
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Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Other previous publications
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Section V: Award of contract
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711615450 |
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V.1)
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Date of contract award: 22-8-2025 |
V.2)
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Numbers of offers received:8Number of offers received by electronic means:8 |
V.3)
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Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded
Saab Kockums |
Isbergs gata 2 |
Malmo |
21119 |
SE |
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V.4)
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Information on value of contract
985000.00 EUR
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V.5)
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The contract is likely to be subcontracted No

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Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted
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Section VI: Complementary Information
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VI.1)
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Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds? No
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VI.2)
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Additional Information
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VI.3)
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Procedures for appeal
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VI.3.1)
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Body responsible for appeal procedures
Ministry of Defence |
Zone D Ground Floor Ministry of Defence Main Building |
London |
SW1A 2EU |
UK |
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Body responsible for mediation procedures
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VI.3.2)
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Lodging of appeals
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VI.3.3)
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Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
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VI.4)
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Dispatch date of this Notice 18-9-2025 |