Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Lightning Delivery Team
MOD Abbey Wood, NH1, Yew 1c, #1027
Bristol
BS34 8JH
DESLIGHTNING-Commercial@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
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
SSSL Purchase of Assets
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 35642000 - Electronic and electrical spare parts for military aerospace equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Purchase of automated test equipment and associated power supply units.
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: £6,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Purchase of automated test equipment and associated power supply units.
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:
The Lightning II Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), awarded a Qualifying Defence Contract to Sealand Support Services Ltd for the purchase of its production assets i.e. automated test equipment and associated power supply units. The contract value is £6M (VAT ex). It was considered that this contract was to be placed using the Negotiated Procedure without prior publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(b)(iii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 to take advantage of particularly advantageous terms for the purchase of goods in a sale brought about by a decision by the supplier on 30th November 2022 to cease trading post the conclusion of the sale of its assets, which is currently forecast to conclude by 30th June 2023.
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
Contract No
707429450
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 June 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sealand Support Services Limited
Mod Sealand, Welsh Road, Sealand, Deeside, Flintshire
Deeside
CH5 2LS
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £6,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Lightning Delivery Team
MOD Abbey Wood, NH1, Yew 1c, #1027
Bristol
BS34 8JH
DESLIGHTNING-Commercial@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom