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1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: Ministerie van Defensie
Legal type of the buyer: Central government authority
The buyer is a contracting entity
Activity of the contracting authority: Defence
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Delivery of maritime USVs for the Netherlands Royal Navy (RNLN)
Description: The contract concerns the urgent procurement of two (2) uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) – together with the necessary spare parts, documentation, training and transport – for the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLR). The delivery within a very short timeframe is essential to maintain the defence capability of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, including its Caribbean territories, and is therefore considered as a crisis situation. The identified need cannot be met within the required timeframe through a regular or accelerated EU tender procedure with prior publication, taking into account the time necessary for preparation, publication, tendering and evaluation. To ensure urgent delivery resulting from this crisis situation, the Contracting Authority followed a single source procurement procedure (under Dutch law: onderhandelingsprocedure zonder aankondiging in verband met de urgentie van een crisissituatie to ADV art. 2.23 l 1d).
Procedure identifier: 33f08531-5602-4288-b94d-fa7d7d7063d9
Internal identifier: 12b33178-ab4c-440b-a501-994b55175fe8
Type of procedure: Negotiated without prior call for competition
Main features of the procedure: No framework agreement
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Supplies
Main classification (cpv): 34520000 Boats
Additional classification (cpv): 35412000 Armoured combat vehicles
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Netherlands
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information: See documentation
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 0,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis:
Directive 2009/81/EC
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0000
Title: Delivery of maritime USVs for the Netherlands Royal Navy (RNLN)
Description: The contract concerns the urgent procurement of two (2) uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) – together with the necessary spare parts, documentation, training and transport – for the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLR). The delivery within a very short timeframe is essential to maintain the defence capability of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, including its Caribbean territories, and is therefore considered as a crisis situation. The identified need cannot be met within the required timeframe through a regular or accelerated EU tender procedure with prior publication, taking into account the time necessary for preparation, publication, tendering and evaluation. To ensure urgent delivery resulting from this crisis situation, the Contracting Authority followed a single source procurement procedure (under Dutch law: onderhandelingsprocedure zonder aankondiging in verband met de urgentie van een crisissituatie to ADV art. 2.23 l 1d).
Internal identifier: 76503013-423e-47e4-bac9-851921d2c5b6
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Supplies
Main classification (cpv): 34520000 Boats
Additional classification (cpv): 35412000 Armoured combat vehicles
Quantity: 1
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Netherlands
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information: See documentation
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 0,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion:
Type: Price
Name: Best price quality ratio
Description: Single source procedure
Category of award fixed criterion: Fixed value (total)
Award criterion number: 1
5.1.15.
Techniques
Framework agreement:
No framework agreement
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: Rechtbank Den Haag
Information about review deadlines: N/A
6. Results
Value of all contracts awarded in this notice: 0,00 EUR
Direct award:
Justification for direct award: The periods for the restricted procedure and the negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice are incompatible with the urgency resulting from a crisis
Other justification: Taking into account the expected lead time of an (accelerated) EU tender procedure, including the necessary preparation, publication, tendering and evaluation phase, such a procedure would not meet the requested identified need within the required delivery timeframe.
6.1.
Result lot identifier: LOT-0000
Winner selection status: At least one winner was chosen.
6.1.2.
Information about winners
Winner:
Official name: Kraken Works Limited
Tender:
Tender identifier: Kraken Works Limited
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0000
Value of the tender: 0,00 EUR
The tender was ranked: no
The tender is a variant: no
Subcontracting: No
Contract information:
Identifier of the contract: 4503571358
Title: Delivery of maritime USVs for the Netherlands Royal Navy (RNLN)
Date on which the winner was chosen: 12/02/2026
Date of the conclusion of the contract: 16/02/2026
6.1.4.
Statistical information
Summary of the review requests the buyer received:
Number of complainants: 0
Received tenders or requests to participate:
Type of received submissions: Tenders from tenders registered in countries outside of the European Economic Area
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 1
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: Ministerie van Defensie
Registration number: 27370985
Postal address: Plein 4
Town: 's-Gravenhage
Postcode: 2511CR
Country subdivision (NUTS): Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage (NL361)
Country: Netherlands
Contact point: Procurement AIP
Telephone: +31889501430
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: Rechtbank Den Haag
Registration number: 82946175
Postal address: Prins Clauslaan 60
Town: Den Haag
Postcode: 2595 AJ
Country subdivision (NUTS): Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage (NL361)
Country: Netherlands
Telephone: +31883622200
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official name: Kraken Works Limited
Registration number: 22-285-0986
Postal address: Zeeta House Upper Richmond Road 200
Town: London
Postcode: SW15 2SH
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +442039760700
Roles of this organisation:
Tenderer
Winner of these lots: LOT-0000
Notice information
Notice identifier/version: 345b11fe-00e6-4f45-8ad4-45ad8c274554 - 01
Form type: Result
Notice type: Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 31
Notice dispatch date: 18/03/2026 11:48:51 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Notice dispatch date (eSender): 18/03/2026 11:53:38 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 189230-2026
OJ S issue number: 55/2026
Publication date: 19/03/2026