Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Soldier Training and Special Programmes
Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Contact
Greg Bakewell
gregory.bakewell100@mod.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3067986729
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ37 - North Hampshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
FORMAL In Service Support Contract
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This Contract Notice is for an In-Service Support Contract for the FORMAL Platform. FORMAL is a Mini RCV. This Contract consists of servicing and maintenance including an Ad Hoc Tasking Mechanism. FORMAL has been in service since 2014 and supported by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (QinetiQ Ltd) since.
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: £2,261,838
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ37 - North Hampshire
Main site or place of performance
North Hampshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement is firm priced from 01/01/2021 - 30/06/2024, followed by 3 options which will continue the service until the out of service date of 2027.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Meeting the Requirement Needs / Weighting: 7
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 3
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Option years will be included on the FORMAL contract to be supported until their out of service date 2027
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
A VTN was published in June to demonstrate this is a single source procurement.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 236-000693
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
700478375
Title
FORMAL In Service Support
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 December 2020
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
QinetiQ Ltd
Farnborough
GU14 0LX
Telephone
+44 1252395443
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ37 - North Hampshire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £5,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,261,838
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-2021113-DCB-17636185
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Soldier Training and Special Programmes
Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
gregory.bakewell100@mod.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3067986729
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Soldier Training and Special Programmes
Bristol
gregory.bakewell100@mod.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3067986729
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Soldier Training and Special Programmes
Bristol
gregory.bakewell100@mod.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3067986729
Country
United Kingdom