Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
mollie.crossfield100@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://contracts.mod.uk/go/789814320191469431AD
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
https://contracts.mod.uk/go/789814320191469431AD
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71356300 - Technical support services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Development of a technical Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) Policy is a key underpinning activity to enable the UK PNT Project Office (UK PNT PO) to deliver comprehensive and assured advice and guidance across Defence. With the current roadmap indicating a move to a PNT JSP in this Financial Year (24/25), there is a need for additional subject matter expertise, given the lack of Space DT Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and availability of DSTL SMEs, to enable robust review of the policy throughout its development to ensure the broad scope of the varying directives and guidance are accurately captured, only achievable by a coherent overarching review.
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: £48,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of work includes, but is not limited to:
1) Defence Standard – Mandatory Security Requirements of M-code/SAASM GPS Receiver Systems for UK MOD and Defence Contractors
2) PNT Management Plan
3) Generic SRD for multiple levels of an ‘assured PNT system’.
4) Newly published Knowledge in Defence (KiD) PNT content.
5) JSP 491 leaflet M-Code crypto considerations.
6) Support to a PNT JSP being staffed by UK StratCom.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Draft a DIN introducing the SAASM Extended Functions and the advice on how
to benefit from these capabilities to the GPS PPS User.
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:
Border Consulting hold valuable expertise on technical security on US military GPS applications and experience with developing policy for MOD. The policies with which the Authority requires support need to be reviewed within a short timeframe, thereby rendering it impractical to use alternative suppliers due to the added time and cost it would take for them to fully understand the scope of the requirement. Contracting directly with Border Consulting demonstrates better value for money, in terms of time and cost, as personnel within Border Consulting were the author(s) of the original version of the security requirements document ‘Security Procedures and Safety Aspects for the use of GPS NAVSTAR By UK Ministry of Defence and Defence Contractors’, which is being incorporated and re-written into a new MOD Defstan this year.
It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(b)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 for technical reasons. Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate.
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
9 August 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
Border Consulting
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
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: £48,000
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
Space DT
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom