715850540 - AUV Integration Frames and Support: United Kingdom procurement notice

Development and reported outcome

On April 24, 2026, the Ministry of Defence opened preliminary market engagement for modular AUV integration frames under requirement 715850540. The requirement covers design, manufacture, delivery, sea-fastening design, assembly/disassembly and support for frames used to integrate containerised AUV equipment onto vessels with different deck configurations. The GBP 4 million excluding-VAT figure is an estimated market-engagement value for a possible five-year requirement and is not a signed contract value.[S1] [S2]

Program, platform and stakeholders

Programme or contract: 715850540 - AUV Integration Frames and Support. Platform or product: AUV Integration Frames and Support. Platform classification: Autonomous Operated Vehicle. Recorded supplier, developer or relevant organization: UK Ministry of Defence / Royal Navy (reported headquarters/country: United Kingdom). Recorded customer, operator or intended user: UK Ministry of Defence / Royal Navy (reported headquarters/country: United Kingdom).[S1] [S2]

Mission and technical scope

The following are classifications recorded in the source master, not additional claims of operational deployment: Mission/use-case classification: Mothership Integration; Launch-and-Recovery Integration.

Contract, value and shipment signals

Original reported amount or scope: GBP 4,000,000 excl. VAT estimated. Original-currency label: GBP. USD figure or conversion stated in the master: USD 5.407 million estimated. No additional FX conversion has been generated for this brief. Delivery schedule, procurement window or milestone status: Future five-year requirement if procurement proceeds. Recorded contractual start: Estimated December 1, 2026. Recorded contractual end: Estimated December 1, 2031. Recorded contractual duration: Estimated 5 years.[S1] [S2]

Source verification and interpretation limits

UXV Searcher master source-coverage note: UK2 preliminary market engagement/RFI only. Canonical Sell2Wales URL used; Defence Online is retained as a secondary summary. USD value is derived from the GBP estimate.

Interpretation boundary: The tender, notice or request stage does not by itself prove a signed contract, selected supplier, or physical delivery.[S1] [S2]

UXV Searcher analysis — what the development changes

UXV Searcher interpretation — procurement requirement / tender: The United Kingdom UUV record for 715850540 - AUV Integration Frames and Support is best treated as a procurement pipeline signal. A published requirement can indicate addressable demand, but it is not an award, supplier revenue, shipment, or fleet increase.

Traceability for buyers: UK Ministry of Defence / Royal Navy is the identified developer, supplier or public organisation linked to AUV Integration Frames and Support. A customer or commercial route should not be inferred when not separately disclosed.

Client-use interpretation: For intelligence users tracking Mothership Integration; Launch-and-Recovery Integration, the relevant next proof points are underwater endurance, navigation, payload integration and operator acceptance. Track the award notice, signed value and accepted delivery quantities before upgrading this demand signal.[S1] [S2]

Quantitative evidence, calculations and limits

Financial signal (master transcription): GBP 4,000,000 excl. VAT estimated. Classification: Tender estimate, ceiling or budget, not necessarily an awarded or paid amount. USD value qualifier: USD 5.407 million estimated. This is preserved from the workbook and has not been independently converted or assigned to equipment beyond the master’s stated scope. Delivery/timing evidence: Future five-year requirement if procurement proceeds. Scheduling language is not independently proof of completion or acceptance.

Quantified requirements are potential procurement scope, not realised hardware orders or sales.[S1] [S2]