Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Corsham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK - South West (England)
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
Mobile Device Management
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72511000 - Network management software services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
An Enterprise end-point-Mobile Management (EMM) solution capable of operating at the OFFICIAL classification (enabling communication of OFFICIAL SENSITIVE information), creating the conditions for auditable procurement, operationally monitored for Indications of Compromise (IoC), defended as a service and equipped to conduct Incident Response (IR), and supporting the controlled and managed use of Portable Electronic Devices (PED) across PJHQs global estate.
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: £1,250,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 32252100 - Hands-free mobile telephones
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
An Enterprise end-point-Mobile Management (EMM) solution capable of operating at the OFFICIAL classification (enabling communication of OFFICIAL SENSITIVE information), creating the conditions for auditable procurement, operationally monitored for Indications of Compromise (IoC), defended as a service and equipped to conduct Incident Response (IR), and supporting the controlled and managed use of Portable Electronic Devices (PED) across PJHQs global estate.
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:
The Ministry of Defence intends to award a contract to Serbus Ltd for the sensitive military hardware and software in the form of Mobile Device Management to ensure cyber and information security on operations. In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this contract falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that this contract can be awarded without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. This is because Serbus Ltd are the only supplier with an existing accreditation to operate this system in the operational environment.
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
11 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
Serbus Ltd
Nottingham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF14 - Nottingham
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: £1,250,000
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
Central Legal Services
London
Country
United Kingdom