Awarded contract

Procurement of Classification, Survey and Design Appraisal Services to support the Future In Service Support (FISS) requirement

  • Ministry of Defence

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice reference: 2025/S 000-000549

Published 8 January 2025, 3:42pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

Bristol

Email

desshipscomrcl-nss-rfa-tls@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://des.mod.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Defence


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Procurement of Classification, Survey and Design Appraisal Services to support the Future In Service Support (FISS) requirement

Reference number

713713451

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72330000 - Content or data standardization and classification services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Ministry of Defence intends to enter into a services contract with Lloyd's Register Group Limited for the provision of Classification, Survey and Design Appraisal Services to support the Future In Service Support (FISS) requirement.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £6,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK11 - Bristol, City of

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Classification, Survey and Design Appraisal Services to support the FISS requirement for Royal Fleet Auxiliary Vessels.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

2 additional option years

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Lloyd’s Register is the only Classification society, for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessels, that have delegated authority from the DE&S Naval Authority Group for issuing Naval Ship Stability Certification on their behalf.

In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR) as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract, without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR as the continued in-service support services cannot for technical reasons be carried out by a different supplier due to the mandatory statutory, regulatory and MOD standards required whilst ensuring on-going operability.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

713713451

Title

Classification, Survey and Design Appraisal Services to support the Future In Service Support (FISS) requirement

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 January 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Lloyd's Register Group Limited

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
National registration number

08126909

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £6,000,000

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The MOD intends to award a Contract for the provision of Classification, Survey and Design Appraisal Services to support the FISS requirement for Royal Fleet Auxiliary Vessels to Lloyd’s Register Group Limited (“Lloyd’s Register”) for 5 years with 2 option years to extend to ensure the continued provision of in-service support. The estimated value of the Contract will be £4,200,000 excluding option years (£6,000,000 including option years).

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

DE&S

Bristol

Country

United Kingdom