Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-12-10
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Underwater and Electronic Warfare
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 38113000
Estimated value:  GBP
Submission deadline: 2021-01-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Sonars. The Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Underwater Electronic Warfare (UEW) Delivery Team (DT) is seeking the procurement and support of Divers’ Handheld Sonar (HHS) Devices for use by Royal Navy (RN) Divers. Three specifications of device are being sought:
Tier 2: Medium specification hand held sonars with communication system for jetty/port search, very shallow water operations and attack swimming, with text messaging facility between the units;
The successful contractor will be expected to supply and maintain HHS devices to the required level over a minimum period of 5 years for tier 1 and tier 2, minimum period of two years for tier 3.
Potential bidders will be able to bid for the supply and support of any or all of the tiers, which will be awarded as separate lots.
Medium specification handheld sonars with communication system for jetty/port search, very shallow water operations and attack swimming. Text message facility required.
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
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