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Amphora 2

  • Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Operational Infrastructure Programme (OIP)

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-007898

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02a64b

Published 15 April 2021, 12:25pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Operational Infrastructure Programme (OIP)

MOD Abbey Wood, Elm 1c

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Contact

Hadyn Townley

Email

hadyn.townley101@mod.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3067985221

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

Amphora 2

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71336000 - Engineering support services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This Contract will be for repairs, refurbishment activity, design services and provision and maintenance of Technical Documentation associated with the Authority’s existing fleet of Deployable Technical Support Systems (DTSS).

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: £35,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Main site or place of performance

Bristol, City of

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This Contract will be for repairs, refurbishment activity, design services and provision and maintenance of Technical Documentation associated with the Authority’s existing fleet of Deployable Technical Support Systems (DTSS).

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

There will be up to 5 Option Years (2 + 2 + 1).

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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

Operational Infrastructure (OI), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a new single contract with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Design Authority (DA), Marshall Land Systems Ltd (MLS). The contract shall be for a period of up to 5 years plus 5 option years (2 + 2 + 1) to provide in-service support until the new DTI capability is in service.

It is considered that this contract can be placed with MLS using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice under Regulation 16(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulation 2011. In service support and additional equipment can only be placed with

MLS for the following reason:

MLS are the OEM and the DA for the Amphora equipment. An alternative supplier would not have access to the necessary technical documentation or know how to have a sufficient technical understanding of the equipment and to be able to understand or support the safety case for repairs and modifications. This new proposed Amphora support solution is required to conduct the same exact scope of work as the current Amphora Contract but for longer than anticipated in order to transition to a DTI support arrangement.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

OI/0072

Title

Amphora 2

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

13 March 2020

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

Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group

Cambridge Airport, Newmarket Rd

Cambridge

CB5 8RX

Email

Tony.Martin@marshalladg.com

Telephone

+44 3067985221

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £35,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £35,000,000


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.dcocontracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-2021415-DCB-18083443

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Operational Infrastructure Programme (OIP)

MOD Abbey Wood, Elm 1c

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Email

hadyn.townley101@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Operational Infrastructure Programme (OIP)

MOD Abbey Wood, Elm 1c

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Email

hadyn.townley101@mod.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3067985221

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Operational Infrastructure Programme (OIP)

MOD Abbey Wood

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Email

hadyn.townley101@mod.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3067985221

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence