Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Special Projects SCM (SPSCM)
Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Telephone
+44 3001674562
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
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
HORN in Service Support VTN
Reference number
707039441
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 is for the in service support to the current fleet of HORN IED detectors currently in service. The contract includes core support, Repairs / Ad Hoc Tasking.
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: £1,070,084
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ26 - East Surrey
Main site or place of performance
East Surrey
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract is for the in service support to HORN IED detectors. This contract comprises of core support including GFE storage, obsolescence management, repairs , Ad Hoc tasking & provision of spares. The Cyber risk profile for this procurement is considered Low.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
there will be two option years on the contract to continue support till January 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
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:
The Specialist Explosive Ordinance Disposal & Search, Exploitation & Countermeasures (SEEC) Project Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Cobham Aerospace Connectivity for up to 7 years for in service support of HORN, which is a handheld metal detector. It is considered that this contract can be awarded to Cobham Aerospace Connectivity using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to (Regulations 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011), for technical reasons. This is because Cobham Aerospace Connectivity is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of HORN and is the only supplier to have access to the required equipment for calibration, performance verification, diagnostics and fault code clearing for these devices. In addition, Cobham Aerospace Connectivity have specialist and in-depth knowledge of the functioning of the HORN fleet enabling more effective technical support and are the owners of detailed configuration management documents that would not be accessible to new contractors. Cobham Aerospace Connectivity, as the OEM, are the only company with specialist knowledge of HORN, any other company would have to reverse-engineer the detector to understand its make-up and perform extensive testing and trials in order to ensure that the risk to users from safety critical parts remains as low as is reasonably practicable. As such, Cobham Aerospace Connectivity are the only supplier able to carry out repairs and in-service support due to the tools and expertise required
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
701039411
Title
HORN In Service Support
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18 January 2021
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
Cobham Aerospace Connectivity
Cleeve road
Leatherhead
KT22 7SA
Telephone
+44 1628472072
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ26 - East Surrey
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: £1,070,084
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-2021119-DCB-17661972
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Special Projects SCM (SPSCM)
Filton
Telephone
+44 3001674562
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Special Projects SCM (SPSCM)
Filton
Telephone
+44 3001674562
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Special Projects SCM (SPSCM)
Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Telephone
+44 3001674562
Country
United Kingdom