Dutch Submarine Contract Award by First Quarter 2024

The Netherlands will award a contract to build four submarines by first quarter of 2024.

Dutch Secretary for Defence Christophe van der Maat informed the House of Representatives July 28 that the Ministry of Defence (MoD)  has received replies to its invitation to tender for the delivery of four new submarines.

The three candidate yards competing for the contract are Naval Group, Saab Kockums and ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.

Now that the buds have been received, the MoD can start the assessment process after which the award decision will be made. This process is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2024.

The candidate yards also submitted their proposals for industrial cooperation, which will later be formalised in an Industrial Cooperation Agreement (ICA), to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy today. ICAs are concluded to strengthen the Dutch Defence Technological and Industrial Base (NLDTIB). The winning yard will be expected to contribute to this base.

The proposals for industrial cooperation will be assessed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. This assessment will be separate from the MoD’s tender assessment.