Awarded contract

Provision of Hydrographic Sonar System Support

  • Ministry of Defence, Naval Ships Support
  • Ministry of Defence, Naval Ships Support

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-025539

Published 12 October 2021, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence, Naval Ships Support

Bristol

Email

Maria-gabriela.Muresan100@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK11 - Bristol, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=52451

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence, Naval Ships Support

Bristol

Email

maria-gabriela.muresan100@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=52451

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law

English law

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

Provision of Hydrographic Sonar System Support

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of Hydrographic Sonar System Support

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: £707,804.10

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
  • UKK11 - Bristol, City of

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of Hydrographic Sonar System Support

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

1 Year option to extend

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

Naval Ships Support, part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Kongsberg Maritime Ltd (“Kongsberg”) for the support of the Hydrographic Sonar System, which is installed on board a number of Royal Navy vessels. The contract will have a duration of three years, plus one option year.

It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of Directive 2014/24/EU (Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015) for technical reasons. The Hydrographic Sonar System was originally procured from Kongsberg in 2003 and Kongsberg has supported it since that date. Only Kongsberg holds all the available technical information (drawings, interfaces, test and calibration specifications/procedures, jigs and tools etc.) necessary to undertake the full in-service support of the system and to ensure that it operates safely as part of a wider Integrated Survey System, which together collects and processes data to meet the standards dictated by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office and International Hydrographic Organisation.

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

Contract No

701295373

Title

Provision of Hydrographic Sonar System Support

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

20 August 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Kongsberg Maritime AS

Strandpromenaden 50

Horten

3183

Country

Norway

NUTS code
  • NO - Norway
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £707,804.10


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Ministry of Defence, Naval Ships Support

Bristol

Country

United Kingdom