Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
MOD Abbey Wood (South)
Bristol
BS34 8JH
For the attention of
Strong Jack
Email(s)
DESLESTSP-SEEC-Commercial@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Section two: Object of the contract
two.1) Description
two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract
LOCATOR- In-Service Support (708706450)-CAN-FTS
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Bristol
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The Specialist EOD&S, Exploitation and Countermeasures Project Team, part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (the Authority) awarded a contract to FOERSTER UK Ltd (FOERSTER) for the provision and In-Service Support of LOCATOR.
This Contract is for 5 years (with the opportunity to extend for a further two years) and has an estimated value of £4,087,485.20 (ex VAT). This Contract was placed as a Single Source Contract and was above the threshold of the DSPCR Regulations, meaning a VTN was issued on 16th February 2024 and the Contract was subsequently awarded on the 4th of April 2024. FOERSTER are the OEM of LOCATOR and have clearly established protocols for support and servicing, as well as staff with extensive knowledge of the detector. SEEC do not have a Manufacturers Data Pack to allow another company to repair the equipment correctly, meaning a Single Source Contract with FOERSTER was necessary as per Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) (Technical Reasons).
two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
two.2) Total final value of contract(s)
two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
Lowest offer £4,087,485.20 and highest offer £4,087,485.20
Excluding VAT
Section four: Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated with publication of a contract notice
four.2) Award criteria
four.2.1) Award criteria
Lowest price
four.2.2) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
four.3) Administrative information
four.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
708706450
four.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
Section five: Award of contract
Contract No
708706450
five.1) Date of contract award decision
4 April 2024
five.2) Information about offers
Number of offers received
1
Number of offers received by electronic means
1
five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Foerster UK Limited
2 Bonehill Mews, Fazeley, Tamworth
Tamworth
B78 3QU
Email(s)
Telephone
+44 7989356856
Country
United Kingdom
five.4) Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract
Value: £4,087,485.20
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value
Number of years: 7
five.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: No
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
SEEC DT
MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Email(s)
DESLESTSP-SEEC-Commercial@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom