Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
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
Quad Core support and PDS Contract
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50111000 - Fleet management, repair and maintenance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Quad Core Support and PDS Contract
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: £300,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Quad Core Support and PDS Contract
two.2.5) Award criteria
Criterion: N N
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
4 Years worth to 2030
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
- 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:
The Vehicle Support Team (VST) – part of the Defence, Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) – intends to award a contract to Yamaha Motor Europe N.V to replace the existing Quad Bikes contract currently with Yamaha Motor Europe N.V, which is due to expire in November 2021. The duration of the contract is TBC. The estimated contract value is £360k (Inc VAT).
It is considered that the contract can be placed using the UK Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011) for technical reasons, ensuring that the current fleet is continued to be maintained and reducing the potential impact to the safe and reliable operation of the entire vehicle fleet.
Only the Contractor, as the Design Authority and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for the Yamaha Motor Europe system has access to the technical information, expertise, knowledge and know-how necessary as well as the Special Tools and Test Equipment (STTE) to provide the Authority with assurance that the operational effectiveness and safety of the platform will not be compromised. A third party would not be able to carry out this work without access to the necessary design and technical information which is required to ensure the goods are produced to the correct technical specification, in terms of quality, performance and safety. The Services being procured under this contract are safety critical to the operation of the platform and so must be produced to the correct specification, held only by Yamaha Motor Europe. This information is not available to the Authority as it is owned by the Contractor in their role as the OEM and the Authority does not have the necessary rights to that information to provide to any third party.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 September 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
Yamaha Motor Europe N.V
Woking
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
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: £300,000
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
Ministry of Defence
Vehicle Support Team, Cedar 1A #3157, MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence
Vehicle Support Team, Cedar 1A #3157, MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence
Vehicle Support Team, Cedar 1A #3157, MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom