Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
Contact
DES LE VDM-Comrcl-Offr-5b (Graham Bailey)
Telephone
+44 7811978819
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS 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
Procurement of 7.62mm Chain Gun CES Kits
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 44512940 - Tool kits
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The procurement of qty 265 off sets of 7.62mm Chain Gun CES kits
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
- UKF14 - Nottingham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement of qty 265 sets off 7.62mm Chain Gun CES kits
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
two.2.14) Additional information
The Cyber Risk Assessment number is 950089271 and the Cyber Risk Profile is Not Applicable
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 Turret Weapons Systems (TWS) team within the DE&S Vehicle Demonstration & Manufacture (VDM) Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“MoD”), intends to award a Contract to Nottingham Small Arms Factory (NSAF) Limited to cover the procurement of quantity 265 off 7.62mm Chain Gun (CG) Complete Equipment Schedule (CES) kits, in order to operate and maintain CG currently being fitted to the AJAX platform.
It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons.
This is because NSAF Limited has the necessary access to the OEM Design and Technical documentation relating to the 7.62mm Chain Gun and ancillary equipment. The proprietary technical knowledge, technical drawings and data packs are required to fulfil this requirement. Without access to this information no other contractor would be able to fulfil this requirement to the technical and safety standards required.
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
5 October 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
Nottingham Small Arms Factory Ltd
Nottingham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF14 - Nottingham
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: £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
VDM Team, DE&S Land Systems
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom