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713661450 - SAWCS SCU In Service Support

Defence Equipment and Support

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Defence Equipment and Support

Buyer Address: MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, UKK12, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom

Contact Email: moira.duggan314@mod.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
2712309.0 GBP
Published
15 Oct 2025, 12:06
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
01 Nov 2025, 00:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2031, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
50660000 - Repair and maintenance services of military electronic systems
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Ultra Maritime UK Ltd
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Secretary of State for Defence (the Authority), through the Sonar and Maritime Sensors (SaMS) Project Team within Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), intends to place a 5.5-year contract, with Ultra Maritime UK (UMUK) for the In-Service Support of the Submarine Acoustic Warfare Control System (SAWCS) Stores Control Unit (SCU). SAWCS is a bespoke Inboard countermeasure control system developed exclusively for Royal Navy (RN) submarines. It is used with Submarine Counter-measure Acoustic Device (SCAD) 101/102 providing defence to RN submarines from hostile torpedoes by providing a torpedo decoy capability. Support will be provided to the RN submarines fitted with SAWCS to maintain availability of the units, including spares maintenance, engineering support and obsolescence management.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Awards

Award Title: Submarine Acoustic Warfare Control System (SAWCS) Store Control Unit (SCU) In Service Support (ISS)

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