Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
MOD Abbey Wood, Fir 1A #4110,
Bristol
BS34 8JH
For the attention of
Henwood Lucy
Email(s)
Telephone
+44 3001589203
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority/entity
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
one.2) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
one.3) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object of the contract
two.1) Description
two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract
M3M & MPH In-Service Support
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services
two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
For the provision of In-Service Support services for the M3M Machine Gun System (the Weapon System), which is used on a wide range of helicopter platforms. The In-Service Support services to be provided include the supply of Weapon Systems and parts for the Weapon System; repairs; modification; technical support, including fault investigation; and spares.
two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 50842000 - Repair and maintenance services of weapon systems
two.2) Total final value of contract(s)
two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
Value: £3,300,000
Section four: Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice
1) Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are:
technical
[22/06/2023 13:52] Taylor, Russell Professional II (DES WpnsComrcl-IGMR-ALS):
It is considered that this contract can be entered into by the UK MOD using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice under Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (SI 1848). This is on the basis that for technical reasons the contract may be awarded only to FN Herstal SA. FN Herstal SA is the Original Equipment Manager and the Design Organisation for the Weapon System and, as such, FN Herstal SA hold all the technical knowledge, manufacturing equipment/tooling, interoperability data and safety documentation which is required to perform the services and maintain the capability, fulfil the order requirement and maintain the safety and performance assurances for the Weapon System.
four.3) Administrative information
four.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Notice number: 2022/S 000-029919 of 24 October 2022
Section five: Award of contract
Contract No
705604451
five.1) Date of contract award decision
5 June 2023
five.2) Information about offers
Number of offers received
1
Number of offers received by electronic means
1
five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
F N Herstal S A
33 Voie de Liege
B-4040 Herstal
Email(s)
Country
Belgium
five.4) Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract
Value: £3,300,000
five.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: No
Section six: Complementary information
six.3) Procedures for appeal
six.3.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures
IGMR PT
MOD Abbey Wood, Fir 1A #4110
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom