Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Abbey Wood
LONDON
SW1A2HB
Contact
Dominika Benton
Telephone
+44 3001621834
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
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
29 month in-service support to the Joint Common Remote Viewing Terminal (JCRVT)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 64227000 - Integrated telecommunications services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The TacSys Service Executive (SE) within Defence Digital, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place with L3Harris Communications Systems UK Limited a 29-month contract for the provision of Level 4 technical support services to Joint Common Remote Viewing Terminal (JCRVT).
The JCRVT capability provides a mobile capability which is flexible and configurable to securely receive and transmit digital and analogue Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR), specifically Full Motion Video
(FMV) in real time, including associated Meta data at two protective markings (OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE and
SECRET).
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: £2,564,166.67
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The In-Service support to JCRVT shall provide:
- detailed engineering/technical support and guidance
to the Authority on product design and operational use, maintenance and updates to JCRVT
- publications (Army Equipment Support Publications (AESPs), training courseware and Safety Assessment
Report (SAR)),
- management of shared data store to assist with configuration control of documents,
- obsolescence management (down to component level) to assist the Authority with ensuring the
equipment remains available to the User until any major refresh is planned or required;
- provision of Post Design Services (PDS) via a tasking form arrangement, potentially to rectify an obsolescence issues
and/or provision of technical information to another MOD Delivery Team with regard to the integration
of JCRVT with other MOD capabilities.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Radio Software update
Army Equipment Support Publication review and rewrite
Obsolescence review and rewrite
Safety and/or Environmental Review
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- 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 Procedure Without Prior
Publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 (DSPCR)) due to technical reasons. Following the competitive procedure, the Authority awarded the JCRVT manufacture and support contract to L3Harris in 2016; L3Harris are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and have the specific technical skills, know-how and experience in providing the necessary Contractor Technical Support and Services to support
and upgrade the equipment when required. They are also the only supplier who have access to the
product design information to enable them to undertake any support and design modifications to the
JCRVT system. Choosing to compete this requirement would introduce the possibility of contravention
of the Defence Safety Authority (DSA) regulations as it would not be possible to ensure that another
contractor could be sufficiently qualified within the requisite timeframes to undertake design and
manufacture activities without including an associated unacceptable level of risk. This would result in
the Authority not being able to fulfil safety requirements which are required to ensure the safe functioning of the User community. Due to the above reasons the requirement will continue as a single
source requirement.
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
23 July 2024
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
L3Harris Communications Systems UK Limited
Unit 1 Dingley Way
Farnborough
GU14 6FF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
00173103
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £2,564,166.67
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £2,564,166.67
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence
MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom