Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
DE&S Abbey Wood, Elm 2c, Mailpoint 4240
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Contact
Graham Bailey
Telephone
+44 7811978819
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS 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
Protector Remote Weapon System (RWS) Hardware Upgrade
Reference number
701575746
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 35422000 - Electronic and electrical spare parts for military vehicles
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Procurement of 26 sets of hardware upgrades for the Protector Remote Weapon System (RWS) in support of the mid-life update programme.
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: £1,386,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 35422000 - Electronic and electrical spare parts for military vehicles
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM82 - Glasgow City
Main site or place of performance
Thales UK, 1 Linthouse Road, Govan, Glasgow G51 4BZ
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement of 26 sets of hardware upgrades, including bracketry and fixing consumables in support of the mid-life update programme for the Protector Remote Weapon System (RWS).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
two.2.14) Additional information
The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is Very Low, (Reference – 397233948).
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure without 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:
The Turret Systems (TS) team within the DE&S Vehicle Demonstration & Manufacture (VDM) Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“MoD”), intends to award a Contract at a value of approximately £1.4 million over 12 months, to Thales UK Limited for the procurement of essential hardware and development of new software for integration into the Protector family of Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) currently fitted to various wheeled platforms in order to remove certain safety risks and obsolescence issues that have emerged.
It is considered 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.
This is because only Thales UK Limited has the necessary access to the OEM Design and the technical documentation relating to the RWS Systems and their associated Optics together with the Platform Integration data and associated safety approvals for the armoured vehicle that it is fitted to in order to be able to meet the requirement necessary to resolve the in-service safety risks and obsolescence issues of the system. No other economic operator would be able to fulfil these requirements without introducing a disproportionate level of risk to the integration, operational, supportability and safety aspects of the requirement, all of which would not be acceptable for the safe operation of the Protector RWS products used by UK armed forces.
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
701575746
Title
Procurement of Protector RWS Hardware Upgrade Kits
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 November 2020
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
Thales UK Ltd
1 Linthouse Road, Govan,
Glasgow
G51 4BZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM82 - Glasgow City
National registration number
00868273
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,386,000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,386,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Value excluding VAT: 1,000,000 NOK
Proportion: 70 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted
Design and manufacture of the majority of the upgrade parts, plus technical assistance.
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
DE&S Land Equipment, Vehicle Demonstration & Manufacture Team
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom