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Award of Underwater Mobile Acoustic Targets (UMAT) Upgrade Contract to QinetiQ Limited

Awarded 02 Dec 2024

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Awarded02 Dec 2024

Value£12,300,000.00

SupplierQinetiQ Limited

AgencyMinistry of Defence

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryDefense & Aerospace

Expires in 3y 1mo4y 12mo term, 39% elapsed

Awarded 2 Dec 2024Expires 30 Nov 2029

About

Ministry of Defence awarded a contract to QinetiQ Limited for the Underwater Mobile Acoustic Targets (UMAT) programme, valued at £12,300,000.

The contract was awarded without prior publication of a contract notice under regulation 16(1)(d)(i)(aa) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011, as amended, because the incumbent subcontractor is the only economic operator with the approved licencing and technical capability to upgrade the existing UMAT to maintain Spearfish Firing Certification.

A change of contractor would require a full reset and restart of the upgrade programme, creating a capability gap of up to 24 months, as any new contractor would need design approval and ITAR certification from the United States Department of Defence.

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