Contract

MSS/109 Lot 2 - Life Jackets, Buoyancy Aids and Flotation Devices - Tactical

  • Ministry of Defence

F18: Contract award notice for contracts in the field of defence and security

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-007174

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0433d6

Published 25 February 2025, 3:17pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Ministry of Defence

DE&S PPA, Abbey Wood South

BRISTOL

BS34 8JH

For the attention of

Chapman Kieron

Email(s)

desshipsmss-mast-sabp@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom


Section two: Object of the contract

two.1) Description

two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract

MSS/109 Lot 2 - Life Jackets, Buoyancy Aids and Flotation Devices - Tactical

two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Supplies

Purchase

NUTS code

  • UKK11 - Bristol, City of

two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Supply and Support of Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs), specifically life jackets, buoyancy aids and other flotation devices, across all Maritime/Amphibious platforms, covering Surface vessels, Submarine and Land Forces operations over water. Activities to be undertaken include project management, initial provisioning, supply of spares, training and post design and technical services

The equipment users are identified as a combination of military and civilian personnel with various recreational, operational, and tactical requirements across a spectrum of activities, assets, and environments. The requirement has been divided into two Lots, with this contract being for Lot 2 as below:

Lot 2 – Tactical.

These PFDs are to perform to the same standard as is required by legislation with specific deviations. These PFD’s will be used for military activities such as Surface or Aviation assault, vertical assault, tactical insertion, construction in a hostile environment as well as riverine operations.

two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 39525300 - Life jackets

two.2) Total final value of contract(s)

two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)

Value: £9,796,958.84

Including VAT. VAT rate (%) 20


Section four: Procedure

Type of procedure

Negotiated with publication of a contract notice

four.2) Award criteria

four.2.1) Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of

1. Technical. Weighting 60

2. Social Value. Weighting 10

3. Financial (Price). Weighting 30

four.2.2) Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction has been used: no

four.3) Administrative information

four.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior information notice

Notice number: 2021/S 000-002828 of 11 February 2021

Contract notice

Notice number: 2024/S 000-002285 of 23 January 2024


Section five: Award of contract

Contract No

710022461-2

Title

MSS/109 Lot 2 - Life Jackets, Buoyancy Aids and Flotation Devices - Tactical

five.1) Date of contract award decision

30 January 2025

five.2) Information about offers

Number of offers received

4

Number of offers received by electronic means

4

five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Scott Aerospace Limited

Westerleigh Business Park, Woodward Ave

YATE

BS37 5YS

Country

United Kingdom

five.4) Information on value of contract

Total final value of the contract

Value: £9,796,958.84

Including VAT. VAT rate (%) 20

If annual or monthly value

Number of years: 7

five.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: Yes

Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:

Proportion: 30%

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be sub-contracted:

The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.


Section six: Complementary information

six.1) Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

six.3) Procedures for appeal

six.3.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures

MOD Abbey Wood South

BRISTOL

BS34 8JH

Country

United Kingdom