SCYLLA 2A Pre Trial: United Kingdom procurement notice

Development and reported outcome

On June 25, 2026, the Submarine Delivery Agency published the SCYLLA 2A Pre Trial requirement in the acquisition pipeline with an estimated value of GBP 3.6 million excluding VAT. The planned work would address issues identified during earlier trials and prepare AUV-related hardware for possible future trial activity. No supplier had been selected at this pipeline stage; a later July transparency notice separately identified L3Harris MAPPS Ltd as the proposed direct-award supplier.[S1] [S2]

Program, platform and stakeholders

Programme or contract: SCYLLA 2A Pre Trial. Platform or product: SCYLLA 2A AUV. Platform classification: Autonomous Operated Vehicle. Recorded supplier, developer or relevant organization: Submarine Delivery Agency / UK Ministry of Defence (reported headquarters/country: United Kingdom). Recorded customer, operator or intended user: Submarine Delivery Agency / Royal Navy Submarine Service (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: Submarine Support; Manned-Unmanned Teaming; Seabed Warfare.

Contract, value and shipment signals

Original reported amount or scope: GBP 3,600,000 estimated. Original-currency label: GBP. USD figure or conversion stated in the master: USD 4.758 million estimated. No additional FX conversion has been generated for this brief. Delivery schedule, procurement window or milestone status: Future work only; contract start was planned for September 2026. Recorded contractual start: Estimated September 1, 2026. Recorded contractual end: Estimated March 31, 2027. Recorded contractual duration: Approx. 7 months by stated dates; notice text describes about 6 months of work.[S1] [S2]

Source verification and interpretation limits

UXV Searcher master source-coverage note: Pipeline/planning notice only, not a tender award or signed contract. Supplier attribution comes from the subsequent SCYLLA 2A Interim transparency notice; USD value is derived.

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 SCYLLA 2A Pre Trial 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: The dataset associates Submarine Delivery Agency / UK Ministry of Defence with Submarine Delivery Agency / Royal Navy Submarine Service for SCYLLA 2A AUV. 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 Submarine Support; Manned-Unmanned Teaming; Seabed Warfare, 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 3,600,000 estimated. Classification: Tender estimate, ceiling or budget, not necessarily an awarded or paid amount. USD value qualifier: USD 4.758 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 work only; contract start was planned for September 2026. Scheduling language is not independently proof of completion or acceptance.

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