Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Nick Rebbeck (CBRN - MOD)
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
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
The Supply of Microbism
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 35113200 - Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The supply of Microbism.
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: £384,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) team, part of the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place a contract with Teledyne-Flir via Southern Scientific for the provision of MICROBISM. MICROBISM is a project strand under LC3i which aims to address the disclosing capability to characterise both the level and extent of CBR (Chemical, Biological, Radiological) hazards in order to inform hazard avoidance and incident management.
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency. If you are interested in becoming a sub-contractor for this requirement, you should apply directly to the supplier named above.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
The Authority considers it can award this contract on a single source basis for both Technical Reasons and rational associated with the Protection of Exclusive Rights as the current manufacturer are the only company in the world to produce the product required. It is established that Microbism is only available from one manufacturer, Teledyne-Flir and distributed in Europe solely by Southern Scientific. The Authority considers that this contract can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice, pursuant to Regulation 16 Section A of the UK Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011.
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
708887450
Title
The Supply of Microbism
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 February 2024
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
Southern Scientific LTD
Henfield
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
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: £384,000
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