Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, ISTAR, Situational Awareness Command and Control (SACC) Delivery Team
Spruce 1c. #1113, Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Contact
Milon Uddin
Telephone
+44 3067936366
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
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
Procurement and Support of installation of Link 16 Joint Tactical Radio System Mobile Crates
Reference number
SACC/00077
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 35712000 - Tactical command, control and communication systems
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Secretary of State for Defence intends to award a contract to Viasat UK Ltd for the provision of quantity ten Link 16 Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Mobile Crates, for the T45 and QEC platforms under the Maritime Multi-Link (MML) Project. This is the only product currently on the market that meets both the technical requirement and access size restrictions of both the T45 and QEC platforms, mitigating the need to cut metal and reducing the risk of installation.
The Cyber Risk profile is Very Low. The reference for the RA is: RAR-J9K6MBSB.
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: £1,500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 35712000 - Tactical command, control and communication systems
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ35 - South Hampshire
Main site or place of performance
South Hampshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Secretary of State for Defence intends to award a contract to Viasat UK Ltd for the provision of quantity ten Link 16 Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Mobile Crates, for the T45 and QEC platforms under the Maritime Multi-Link (MML) Project. This is the only product currently on the market that meets both the technical requirement and access size restrictions of both the T45 and QEC platforms, mitigating the need to cut metal and reducing the risk of installation.
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
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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The Secretary of State for Defence intends to award a contract to Viasat UK Ltd for the provision of quantity ten Link 16 Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Mobile Crates, for the T45 and QEC platforms under the Maritime Multi-Link (MML) Project. This is the only product currently on the market that meets both the technical requirement and access size restrictions of both the T45 and QEC platforms, mitigating the need to cut metal and reducing the risk of installation.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 250-626952
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
SACC/00077
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31 March 2021
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
Viasat UK Ltd
Royal Pavilion, Tower 2 Fourth Floor, Wellesley Road
Aldershot
GU11 1PZ
Telephone
+44 1252248600
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ31 - Portsmouth
National registration number
03007498
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,132,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-2021725-DCB-18623101
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
SACC DT
DE&S, SACC DT, Spruce 1c, #1131, Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Telephone
+44 3067936366
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, ISTAR, Situational Awareness Command and Control (SACC) Delivery Team
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, ISTAR, Situational Awareness Command and Control (SACC) Delivery Team
Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom