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MHC Block 2 Procurement of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), Associated Equipment and Support

Awarded to HII UNMANNED SYSTEMS, INC

Defence Equipment and Support(buyer)

Published
Published 14 April 2025
Deadline
Closed 5 March 2026

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Overview

Defence Equipment and Support is procuring Unmanned Underwater Vehicles, associated equipment, and in-service support for the Mine Hunting Capability Block 2 programme. The estimated value is £125 million with evaluation currently underway following the submission deadline in March 2026.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£125,000,000
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
14 April 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Unmanned underwater vehicles

Award outcome

Awarded value
£303,000,000
Award date
3 November 2026
Contract period
29 June 2026 → 30 September 2031
Contract length
5 years 3 months
Could run to
30 September 2033
Against estimate
142% above
Bids received
4
Winner
  • HII UNMANNED SYSTEMS, INC

This contract ends on 30 September 2031, or 30 September 2033 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

HII UNMANNED SYSTEMS, INC

Based in
Pocasset, MA
Public contracts won
1
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Competition and scoring

Bids received

4

0 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 13% received only one.

Who bid

  • TKMS Atlas UK Limited
  • Teledyne Gavia ehf
  • Exail Robotics SAS
  • HII UNMANNED SYSTEMS, INCWinner

How bids were scored

  • Commercial Compliance
  • Pricing Compliance
  • Technical Score

Market context

Typical award in Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

£170,000

Median of 1,399 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 1782.3× the median.

Defence Equipment and Support in the last 12 months

95

contracts awarded, worth £2,796,050,481 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Award Update · Contract Update

    12 November 2026

  2. Contract

    3 November 2026

  3. Contract Notice

    24 October 2025

  4. Planning Update

    24 July 2025

  5. Prior Information Notice

    3 July 2025

  6. Prior Information Notice

    14 May 2025

  7. Prior Information Notice

    14 April 2025

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