Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Emergency Recovery System (ERS) - PMEN
Buyer: Ministry of Defence
- Published
- 18 August 2026
- Place of performance
- UK
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 078382-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06e632
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 35512400Unmanned underwater vehicles
- 34930000Marine equipment
Description
The intended procurement is for an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Emergency Recovery System (ERS) to provide the Ministry of Defence with a safer, more controlled and lower-risk method of recovering AUVs during non-standard or emergency recovery operations. The system should be capable of supporting the recovery of an AUV up to 7 metres in length and up to 3 tonnes in weight, either independently or in conjunction with existing vessel crane arrangements. It should be compatible with a broad range of vessels including varying deck layouts, freeboards, crane configurations and operational constraints. The ERS is intended to reduce reliance on improvised recovery arrangements and improve operational resilience where the primary recovery system is unavailable or unsuitable. The system should reduce personnel exposure at the vessel edge, help mitigate the risk of person overboard incidents, and reduce the likelihood of damage to the AUV or host vessel. The Authority is also interested in solutions that are simple to rig, transportable, recoverable in challenging maritime conditions, and support emergency recovery scenarios where the AUV has suffered propulsion, communications, navi…
Official publications
- FTS · 078382-2026 · 18 August 2026
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