Contract award · 13 Mar 2024

Procurement of 2 ASTUTE Class Reactor Fresh Water-Cooling Heat Exchangers

Ministry of Defence awarded “Procurement of 2 ASTUTE Class Reactor Fresh Water-Cooling Heat…” to Naval Group for £8m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionSecurity, fire & defence equipmentSouth West

Value £8m
WinnerNaval Group

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Supplier
Naval Group
Value
£8,000,000
Procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sector
Security, fire & defence equipment · Attack submarine nuclear fuelled (CPV 35512200)
Timeline
  1. Contract date13 Mar 2024
  2. Published18 Mar 2024Published 5 days after the contract date

Description

The intent is to procure 2 modified Heat Exchangers from Naval Group UK, the Original Equipment Manufacturer (the OEM) to meet the requirement for the ASTUTE Class Deep Maintenance Period (DMP) while an enduring support strategy for Coolers is developed.

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