Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Salisbury
SP4 0JQ
Contact
Ian Beadle
Telephone
+44 1980956074
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK15 - Wiltshire CC
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
Odour Memory
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80512000 - Dog training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
To determine whether the amount and/or frequency of training in a set time period affects odour recall within a search test.
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: £150,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- US - United States
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Research on the training of dogs in search and detection tasks into the amount and spread of training into target odour effects
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Dstl are joining with the US Office of Naval Research in this defence research programme. We previously collaborated back in 2016 on a similar piece of work which through a framework competition was won by Auburn University. The work under this new programme is led by ONR who are contributing around 70% of the overall funding, which for reasons of compatibility/comparability must be performed by the original contractor.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
DSTLX-1000157762
Title
Odour Memory
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26 July 2021
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
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama 36849
Auburn
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
Internet address
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: 214,477 USD
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
Dstl
Salisbury
SP4 0JQ
Country
United Kingdom