Award

Technology Acquisition and Assessment Support

  • Ministry of Defence

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-016009

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03d40d

Published 6 June 2023, 2:57pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

Room A104, A Block, RAF Wyton

Huntingdon

PE28 2EA

Email

UKStratCom-Comrcl-DI@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

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

Technology Acquisition and Assessment Support

Reference number

706313450

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 75220000 - Defence services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of Technology Acquisition Assessment & Studies

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: £870,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Main site or place of performance

London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of Technology Acquisition Assessment & Studies

two.2.5) Award criteria

Criterion: N/A Single Source

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:

This procurement is exempt from the application of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) and the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR) pursuant to Regulation 7(1)(a) of the DSPCR in conjunction with Regulation 6(3A)(a) in order to protect UK essential security interests. The obligations, rights and remedies under the PCR and/or DSPCR therefore do not apply to this procurement. This requirement has not been competed on technical grounds. The contractor is the sole organisation with the requisite technical knowledge to undertake the contract deliverables.

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

706313450

Title

Provision of Technology Acquisition Assessment & Studies

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 March 2023

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

MBDA

Six Hills Way

Stevenage

SG1 2DA

Email

janet.wilcox@mbda.r.mil.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH25 - Central Bedfordshire
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: £870,000

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

Room A104, A Block, RAF Wyton

Huntingdon

PE28 2EA

Country

United Kingdom