Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
MOD Abbey Wood South, 1261, Spruce 2B
Bristol
BS34 8JH
For the attention of
Simpson Connor
Email(s)
Country
United Kingdom
Section two: Object of the contract
two.1) Description
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 3: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
FCG has been tasked with creating a concept demonstration of a modular and automated loiter munition and UAS storage and launch POD(S) for multi domain use, to include trials on land and at sea, in order to accelerate the development of a cross domain modular system. Currently there are no in-service, cross domain (land/sea) automated, multiple loitering munitions launch systems. The benefits of such a system are that it can be deployed rapidly from either a maritime or land-based platform to prosecute targets at land and/or sea and would generate coherence across those domains.
Navy Command requires the delivery of a capability concept demonstration of a modular style ‘plug and play’ loitering munition automated launch and storage POD(s) to demonstrate cross domain capabilities firing loitering munitions with the aim of UK trials. This should be through four live/inert firing trials.
two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 73410000 - Military research and technology
two.2) Total final value of contract(s)
two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
Value: £3,485,000
Section four: Procedure
Type of procedure
Restricted
four.2) Award criteria
four.2.1) Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Technical. Weighting 70
2. Commercial. Weighting 20
3. Social Value. Weighting 10
four.2.2) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
Section five: Award of contract
Contract No
709179450.1
five.1) Date of contract award decision
28 November 2023
five.2) Information about offers
Number of offers received
8
Number of offers received by electronic means
8
five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Blue Bear Systems Research Ltd
4 Highfield Parc
Bedford
MK43 7TA
Country
United Kingdom
five.4) Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract
Value: £1,975,000
Excluding VAT
five.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: No
Section five: Award of contract
five.1) Date of contract award decision
28 November 2023
five.2) Information about offers
Number of offers received
8
Number of offers received by electronic means
8
five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Intrepid Minds Ltd
3 Caldecote Mews
Nuneaton
CV10 0TW
Country
United Kingdom
five.4) Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract
Value: £1,510,000
five.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: No
Section six: Complementary information
six.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
six.3) Procedures for appeal
six.3.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures
DE&S
MOD Abbey Wood South, 1261, Spruce 2B
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom
Body responsible for mediation procedures
DE&S
MOD Abbey Wood South, 1261, Spruce 2B
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom
six.3.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
DE&S
MOD Abbey Wood South, 1261, Spruce 2B
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom