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BATHYTHERMOGRAPHIC PROBES

  • Ministry of Defence

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-021708

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0359c1

Published 8 August 2022, 12:10pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

Abbey Wood

Bristol

BS37 8JH

Email

james.quintonprior100@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.des.mod.uk

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

BATHYTHERMOGRAPHIC PROBES

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 33141641 - Probes

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The UK Ministry of Defence intends to place a 5 year contract with Lockheed Martin Sippican to supply Bathythermographic Probes.

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: £10,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • US - United States

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The contract is to supply Bathythermographic Probes until 2028.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Criterion: Single Source 100%

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

Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice

  • No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice
  • The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development
  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

It is considered that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procurement Without Prior Publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011. This is for technical reasons associated with the equipment being provided under this contract, which belongs to Lockheed Martin Sippican and as such cannot be provided without access to that information.

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

704417450

Title

BATHYTHERMOGRAPHIC PROBES

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

3 August 2022

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

Lockheed Martin Sippican

7 Barnabas Road

Marion

MA 02738

Country

United States

NUTS code
  • US - United States
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: £10,000,000

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

DE&S

Abbey Wood

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Country

United Kingdom