Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Contact
Mrs Jennie Dart
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
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
C17CSAE/701578816
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 42120000 - Pumps and compressors
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of servicing, repairs, and consumable spares for Oxygen Gas Transfer Units in order to support our existing 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: £300,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 42996600 - Oxygenation equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is intended to award a new contract up to the value of £400K (excluding VAT) with Gas Boosting Systems Ltd (GBSL) for a duration of 4 years.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
2 x 1 Options Years available
1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025
1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026
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:
- protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation:
The C17 Command Support and Airborne Equipment Delivery Team (C17CSAE DT), as part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), has a requirement to place a contract for the provision of servicing, repairs, and consumable spares for Oxygen Gas Transfer Units in order to support our existing capability. The specific item type required is used with the Airborne Forces Equipment (AFE) Aircraft Mounted Oxygen System (AMOS) as part of the High-Altitude Parachutist Life Support System (HAPLSS) capability.
It is intended to award a new contract up to the value of £320K (excluding VAT) with Gas Boosting Systems Ltd (GBSL) for a duration of 4 years.
It has been determined that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons.
The need to obtain the necessary licenses, tools, test equipment and develop technical expertise to undertake maintenance and repairs, for a system nearing it’s Out of Service Date (OSD) would not be viable without engaging with Gas Boosting Systems Ltd for a significant proportion of the work. This would impact the users’ ability to safely operate the affected air system, which would result in air system capability being lost. In addition, GBSL holds proprietary information which is unavailable to other economic operators. The Contract may therefore only be awarded to this particular economic operator.
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
C17CSAE/701578816
Title
Procurement of Support for Oxygen Gas Transfer Units (OGTU)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26 May 2022
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
Gas Boosting Systems LTD
Dunmow, Essex
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £300,000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £300,000
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
Defence Equipment and Support
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom