Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, IBOC, Situational Awareness Command and Control (SACC) Delivery Team
Spruce 1c #1113, Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
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
Project CERBERUS - SACC/00003
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72611000 - Technical computer support services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Situational Awareness Command and Control (SACC) Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to amend Contract SACC/00003 with IBM United Kingdom Ltd (the “Contractor”) to allow continued support to Falkland Island Command and Control System (FCCS) for a further 6 months period plus two three months costed options. The FCCS system monitors Falkland Island airspace and satisfies the enduring requirement the MoD has to conduct Air Command and Control for the defence of UK Overseas Territories. The contract amendment will have a value of £750,000 ex VAT.
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: £750,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- FK - Falkland Islands
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Contractor Logistic Support to Falkland Island Command and Control System
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Provision of two further three month costed options for continued support
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
Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice
- The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
It is considered that this requirement can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to (regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons.
As the original system designer and manufacturer, IBM have over 20 years’ experience operating the FCCS System which is complex and requires significant expertise and experience to integrate the many individual hardware and software components that it is made up from. In addition, IBM have the necessary test and maintenance facility required to provide this continued support. The FCCS system is aging with significant obsolescence issues in the supportability of the core system and the associated voice communications system. It is considered that only the Contractor has the technical experience and expertise and facilities at its disposal to support this critical system prior to its end of service, when it will be replaced by the MoD’s new GUARDIAN system (which was procured via a competitive tender exercise advertised in the OJEU.)
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
SACC/00003
Title
Project CERBERUS
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18 January 2022
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
IBM United Kingdom Limited
Hursley Park, Hursley
Winchester
SO21 2JN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ36 - Central Hampshire
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: £56,750,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry Of Defence, IBOC, Situational Awareness Command and Control (SACC) Delivery Team
Spruce 1c #1113, Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom