Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Defence Equipment & Support
Cedar 1b #3157, MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
geoffrey.roberts116@mod.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 03067939507
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
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
Active Conductor Licences
Reference number
701027380
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72212218 - License management software development services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Purchase of Active Conductor Licences – to be used by Babcock International Group to connect to the MOD systems only
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: £52,920
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
Main site or place of performance
Telford and Wrekin
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
320 x Active Conductor Licences – to be used by Babcock International Group to connect to the MOD systems only
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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The NDL Server emulator, is hosted by Boeing Defence, and managed under contract ref LOGNEC1/0001. It is a Gateway from either the RLI or MODNET into the SS3 server in Corsham so that users can access data/systems etc. The only way in which any individual (industry & MOD) can access the server (via the NDL Server emulator) is with a current NDL Metaskype Active Conductor Licence. Due to the remote access (RLI) by Babcock (the Authority’s agent), individual Active Conductor user licences for the period 20 Sep 2020 – 19 Sep 2021 are required by Babcock personnel at 10 x different locations in order for those personnel to carry out the Inventory, Repair and Management (IR&M) function in support of Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) as contracted within the Service Provision and Transformation Contract (SPTC) on Stores System 3 (SS3). The identified supplier, NDL, are the only source of the NDL TE products which are required in order to access SS3 by Babcock Land Defence Limited. Any and all access to SS3 requires an NDL Active Conductor license, and NDL do not have any resellers nor distributors able to offer this product. Installation of any alternative product would require substantial re-design and implementation work by BDUK and T&I by MODNET, which would represent an unfeasible level of additional technical risk. As they are the sole provider of these licences, NDL is the only supplier capable of meeting this requirement. The total cost of this of the licenses is £52,920 (ex-VAT). As NDL are the only provider able to provide the individual Active Conductor user licences, the Authority intends to place enter into a negotiated procedure without prior publication with NDL for technical reasons.
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
Contract No
701027380
Title
Active Conductor Licences
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
9 September 2020
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NDL Software Limited
Parkhill Business Centre,, Walton Road
Wetherby
LS22 5DZ
Telephone
+44 1937543500
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE4 - West Yorkshire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £52,920
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-2021331-DCB-18014360
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Service Management Function
Cedar 1b #3157, MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
geoffrey.roberts116@mod.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3067939507
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Service Management Function
Cedar 1b #3157, MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
geoffrey.roberts116@mod.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3067939507
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Service Management Fucntion
Cedar 1b #3157, MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
geoffrey.roberts116@mod.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3067939507
Country
United Kingdom