Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Army Headquarters
Andover
Country
United Kingdom
Region 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
Provision of Electronic Supply Area (ESA) and Asset-Tracking Cloud Based Software
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
• Implementation of a cloud-hosted platform for
asset and item tracking.
• Production of a report to support critical work to
the development of robust, informed User
Requirements to support Army requirements
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: £151,399.50
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
• Implementation of a cloud-hosted platform for
asset and item tracking.
• Production of a report to support critical work to
the development of robust, informed User
Requirements to support Army requirements
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 50
Price - Weighting: 50
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:
It is considered that this contract can be placed
with Smarter Technologies Trading Limited pursuant
to Regulation 7(1)(l) of the Defence and Security
Public Contract Regulations, justified by the
following:
i. This is a contract for services which fall within the
DSPCR Regulation 3 definition of Research and
Development: ‘all activities comprising fundamental
research, applied research and experimental
development’. Specifically, it constitutes
experimental development, defined by DSPCR
Regulation 3 as ‘work based on existing knowledge
obtained from research or practical experience with
a view to initiating the manufacture of new
materials, products or devices, establishing new
processes, systems and services or considerably
improving those that already exist and includes the
realisation of technological demonstrators’.
ii. The MOD will fully fund this Research and
Development activity. The ownership of the
Intellectual Property Rights in the results will remain
with the contractor, and under DEFCON 705, the
MOD will acquire user rights of the Research and
Development activity.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 April 2024
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
Smarter Technologies Trading Limited
Unit 1, Austin Park, Yeoman Road
Ringwood
BH24 3FG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £151,339.50
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Army Commercial
Andover
Country
United Kingdom