Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
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
Engineer Bolt Gun
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 42651000 - Pneumatic hand tools
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Specialist EOD&S, Exploitation & Countermeasures Project Team (SEEC) Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“MOD”), intends to award a contract to HILTI (GT.BRITAIN) Limited, for the initial purchase of 158 HILTI Bolt Gun DX5 and required support (repair, spares, modification if required, individual replacement options, miscellaneous HILTI Bolt Gun DX5 related equipment) over a ten year period
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: £600,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Specialist EOD&S, Exploitation & Countermeasures Project Team (SEEC) Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“MOD”), intends to award a contract to HILTI (GT.BRITAIN) Limited, for the initial purchase of 158 HILTI Bolt Gun DX5 and required support (repair, spares, modification if required, individual replacement options, miscellaneous HILTI Bolt Gun DX5 related equipment) over a ten year period.
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:
It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 28 (1) (e) of the Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. To acquire goods which have considerable different technical characteristics from the current in service powder actuated bolt gun (DX4) would be technically impracticable given the additional trials, training needs analysis, safety case etc that would be required which would result in disproportionate technical and safety difficulties, which would have a disproportionate impact on time and cost. Hilti are the Design Authority (DA) for the DX5 and have the specific know-how, technical data and tools and equipment needed to fulfil the requirement. All repairs and modifications to the Bolt Gun must be underwritten by the DA to provide the MOD with the required assurance that any modification or repair will not compromise either system effectiveness or equipment. Any third party who modified or repaired the DX5 would need to be supported by a completely new Safety Case at considerable time and expense. Furthermore the Authority does not have the necessary rights to release any relevant technical data for the purpose of competitive tendering of the DX5 or any consumable spares or any in-service support.
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
701163405
Title
Supply of DX5 Engineer Bolt Guns
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 March 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
HILTI (GT BRITAIN) LTD
1 Trafford Wharf Road
Manchester
M17 1BY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD33 - Manchester
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: £600,000
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
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom