Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Filton
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK - South West (England)
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
SPMAP/0107
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 34731700 - Parts for helicopters
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Modification and update to address obsolescence issues on radio equipment currently fitted to N3 Dauphin platform
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: £185,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Dauphin (N3) AH Mk1 platform is fitted with the Sepura SRG 3500.
Airwave will be wholly replaced by the Home Office led Emergency Services Network (ESN), with Airwave being decommissioned in Dec 2024
Special Projects Multi Air Platforms (SPMAP) DT are required to ensure the sustainment of the Airwave radio capability until 2024 when ESN will become active. The requirement is to replace the legacy Airwave radios with those procured through a separate project.
The Authority intends to contract Chelton, as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the Control Head units, to conduct the software uplift required for the Control Heads, and complete the Airwave Reference Testing to deliver a fully certified system that can operate on the extant network.
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 contract has its object services listed in Annex II B
Explanation:
The Control Head Unit utilised on the N3 platform provides the user interface for the Airwave radio. Currently this is the CH150-14 TETRA Single Head Controller, with Chelton as the Original Equipment Manufacturer. The software utilised to control the radios which is hosted on the CH150-14 Control Head is Chelton proprietary property for which Chelton solely own the Intellectual Property (IP) rights. The associated TETRA end software utilised to programme the control heads is also Chelton IP. The software installed in the current N3 Control Heads is not compatible with the SRG 3900 and requires updating in order to operate the replacement Airwave capability. Therefore, as Chelton own the IP for the software on the Control Head Units, they are the only organisation that can hold appropriate DAOS-approvals to conduct the necessary upgrade and subsequent TETRA Airwave certification of the newly configured radio system
Therefore, in accordance with Regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 (DSPCR) it is considered there is appropriate technical reasons for a Single Source Contract with Chelton for the Control Head software uplift and delivery of a certified system.
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
SPMAP/0107
Title
SPMAP/0107
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 August 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
Chelton Limited
Marlow
SL7 1TF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ - South East (England)
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £185,000
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
Defence Equipment & Support, SPMAP Delivery Team
Filton
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom