Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
www.gov.uk/government/groups/defence-digital
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
Spectrum Support Contract
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72253200 - Systems support services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The SPECTRUM contract provides continued support to the MoDs SPECTRUM management capability
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: £1,800,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The SPECTRUM contract provides continued support to the MoDs SPECTRUM management capability
two.2.5) Award criteria
Criterion: Technical 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
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice
- The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development
- 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:
Defence Digital, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, proposes to place a Contract with CGI IT UK Ltd for the continued support of the SPECTRUM management capability. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication pursuant to Article 28(1)€ of Directive 2009/81/EC (and Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) due to technical reasons.
CGI integrate a COTS tool from another company using their own code that the Authority does not own the rights to. This tool provides the capability to conduct complex Spectrum engineering and analysis of specific operational scenarios, effective Spectrum planning and live monitoring of the electromagnetic environment. CGI provide a single capability that is not currently available (by a single company) in the marketplace.
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
701212377
Title
Spectrum
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 April 2021
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
CGI IT UK Ltd
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,800,000
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