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Strategic Advantage Case Study Analysis and Synthesis

  • Ministry of Defence

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-005633

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-031c9d

Published 1 March 2022, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

London

Email

Elizabeth.Harding784@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI - London

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://contracts.mod.uk/web/login.html

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

Strategic Advantage Case Study Analysis and Synthesis

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 73110000 - Research services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

A Strategic Advantage Case Study Analysis and Synthesis

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: £154,717

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

A single source contract for the RAND Europe Community Interest Company to conduct research into Strategic Advantage and contribute to the development of the Defence Strategy. The requirement is valued below the DSPCR 2011 threshold and as it is a research and development project meets Regulation 16 (c) (i) one of the circumstances when it is acceptable to conduct single source procurement.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Criterion: Single Source 100

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 contract concerns research and development services other than those referred to in the regulations
  • The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development

Explanation:

The value of the requirement is below the DSPCR threshold as detailed in Regulation 9 – Thresholds.

This is a research and development requirement as defined in DSPCR Regulation 3 - Interpretation.

As a research and development requirement it meets one of the circumstances when it is acceptable to use the non-competitive negotiated procedure as detailed in DSPCR Regulation 16 (c) (i).

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

702993452

Title

Strategic Advantage Case Study Analysis & Synthesis

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

23 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

RAND Europe Community Interest Company

Cambridge

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
National registration number

02728021

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: £154,717

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

Head Office Commercial

Gloucester

Country

United Kingdom