Autonomous Surface Vessel Construction / Integration Re-procurement: India contract and delivery record

Development and reported outcome

The result for the GSL ASV re-procurement identifies Patel Engineering Works (Vizag) as the selected contractor on July 1, 2026. The reported winning bid is ₹4.38 crore and the underlying work period is about 10 months and 4 days. Public evidence supports an AOC/contractor-selection result but not a separately verified signed contract.[S1] [S2]

Program, platform and stakeholders

Programme or contract: Autonomous Surface Vessel Construction / Integration Re-procurement. Platform or product: Autonomous Surface Vessel. Recorded supplier, developer or relevant organization: Patel Engineering Works (Vizag) (reported headquarters/country: India). Recorded customer, operator or intended user: Goa Shipyard Limited / Indian Navy-linked ASV programme (reported headquarters/country: India).[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: Mine Countermeasures. Operating mode: Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV).

Contract, value and shipment signals

Original reported amount or scope: INR 4.38 crore winning bid. Original-currency label: INR. Recorded quantity, delivery, demonstration or volume signal: 1 ASV project. Delivery schedule, procurement window or milestone status: Tender work period applies after commencement. Recorded contractual duration: 10 months 4 days tender requirement.[S1] [S2]

Source verification and interpretation limits

UXV Searcher master source-coverage note: Specific procurement sources support the Jul. 1 award to Patel Engineering Works (Vizag) at INR 4.38 crore for one ASV project. Underlying work requirement is 10 months 4 days.

Interpretation boundary: The source-specific record should be used to distinguish award, arrival, commissioning and completed delivery; these stages are not interchangeable.[S1] [S2]

UXV Searcher analysis — what the development changes

UXV Searcher interpretation — bid selection / award-stage signal: The India USV record for Autonomous Surface Vessel Construction / Integration Re-procurement is best treated as a procurement conversion signal. A named selection or bid result narrows the opportunity but does not, by itself, verify a signed contract or delivery.

Traceability for buyers: The dataset associates Patel Engineering Works (Vizag) with Goa Shipyard Limited / Indian Navy-linked ASV programme for Autonomous Surface Vessel. This supports stakeholder mapping; supply-chain tier, exclusivity and signed-customer relationships need the underlying source before firm classification.

Client-use interpretation: For intelligence users tracking Mine Countermeasures, the relevant next proof points are mine-countermeasures requirements, autonomy integration and acceptance milestones. Confirm contract execution, awarded scope and subsequent acceptance documents before assigning contract revenue or installed-base units.[S1] [S2]

Quantitative evidence, calculations and limits

Financial signal (master transcription): INR 4.38 crore winning bid. Classification: Bid/selection-price evidence; signed value and paid amount may differ. Quantity/scope signal: 1 ASV project. Counting rule: Scope or component count; not a count of procured or delivered unmanned platforms. Delivery/timing evidence: Tender work period applies after commencement. Scheduling language is not independently proof of completion or acceptance.

Any volume or value must stay tagged to its awarded work package; mixed services, components and platform counts cannot be consolidated as vehicle deliveries.[S1] [S2]