Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
DE&S, SSCSG MCS, MOD Abbey Wood, #3133, Ash 2b
Bristol
BS34 8JH
For the attention of
stevens robert
Email(s)
Country
United Kingdom
Section two: Object of the contract
two.1) Description
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
A combination of these
two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
In service support of the QEC IFF system.
two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 35722000 - Radar
two.2) Total final value of contract(s)
two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
Value: £1,595,975
Excluding VAT
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
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services: yes
It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical and safety reasons. Leonardo UK Ltd. is the existing service provider and only they possess the necessary expertise, means and know how essential to delivering and supporting the IFF capability as it is a bespoke technical solution fitted to QEC which is a key mitigator of several risks to life. It is not feasible for another supplier to achieve the required technical performance, as they would not have the specific technical knowledge, tools and means which the current supplier has at its disposal. Not achieving the required technical performance would represent a critical safety failure as loss or reduction of the dual island interrogator capability would lead to blind spots in the QEC’s air traffic management (ATM) capabilities, with significant safety risk consequences for both military and civilian aviation as a result. Therefore, only Leonardo UK Ltd. can provide the service from a safety perspective.
four.2) Award criteria
four.2.1) Award criteria
Lowest price
four.2.2) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
four.3) Administrative information
four.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
708289450
Section five: Award of contract
Contract No
708289450
five.1) Date of contract award decision
27 June 2024
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
Leonardo UK Ltd.
Leonardo UK Ltd., First Avenue, Millbrook Industrial Estate
Southampton
SO15 0LG
Email(s)
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://uk.leonardo.com/en/home
five.4) Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract
Value: £1,595,957
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value
Number of years: 4
five.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: No
Section six: Complementary information
six.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
six.3) Procedures for appeal
six.3.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures
DE&S
DE&S, SSCSG MCS, MOD Abbey Wood, #3133, Ash 2b
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom
Body responsible for mediation procedures
DE&S
DE&S, SSCSG MCS, MOD Abbey Wood, #3133, Ash 2b
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom
six.3.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
DE&S
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom