Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence: Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO)
Bristol
desshipscomrcl-salmo-multiuser@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
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
S&MOCB/3385: Remote Freeboard Sensor Package and associated Software Modifications
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71631420 - Maritime safety inspection services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The procurement is for a remote freeboard sensing system comprising of a suite of radar freeboard sensors, mounting hardware, wireless transmission solution and software modifications necessary to enable real time freeboard sensor data to be displayed and assessed in the Herbert-ABS salvage software.
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: £116,342
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement is for a remote freeboard sensing system comprising of a suite of radar freeboard sensors, mounting hardware, wireless transmission solution and software modifications necessary to enable real time freeboard sensor data to be displayed and assessed in the Herbert-ABS salvage software.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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:
Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO), part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to award a contract (S&MOCB/3385) to Herbert-ABS for the provision of freeboard sensors package and integration with the Herbert-ABS software used by SALMO.
It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 32(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulation (PCR) 2015 for technical reasons.
SALMO require an integrated hardware-software solution to enable real time freeboard sensor data to be displayed and assessed in the Herbert-ABS salvage software. Only Herbert-ABS solely possess the unique technical knowledge required to specify hardware that is compatible with their software. Any other supplier attempting to deliver this requirement would need access to Herbert-ABS’ proprietary technical information to successfully modify the software, specify compatible hardware and conduct the hardware-software integration.
Herbert-ABS have not and will not provide access to any third parties to data used in the configuration of the freeboard sensor package. The software used in conjunction with this package is fully developed and supported by Herbert-ABS, and no third parties have access or capabilities to make changes to the software, therefore, only Herbert-ABS possess the unique technical knowledge required to enable real time freeboard sensor output to be integrated into the software immediately from the start of the contract and not possible to obtain this integrated hardware-software solution from an alternative supplier.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 February 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
Herbert-ABS Software Solutions, LLC
1040 Marina Village Parkway
Alameda
CA 94501
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £116,342
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
MOD
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom