Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
Building 5, Room G-02, Porton Down
Salisbury
SP4 0JQ
For the attention of
Craig Flynn
Email(s)
Telephone
+44 1980954132
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority/entity
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory
one.2) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
one.3) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object of the contract
two.1) Description
two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract
Provision of Prototype Low Cost Laser Detector Systems (LCLDs)
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Purchase
two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Further to previous notices, the Secretary of State for Defence has awarded a contract to Sentinel Photonics Limited (the ‘Contractor’), for the provision of a limited quantity of technology demonstrator prototype Low Cost Laser Detector Systems (LCLDs). The contract has a total value of up to £2,000,000GBP.
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no
longer appropriate. 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 pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(c)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 because the goods to
be purchased under the contract are to be manufactured solely for the purpose of research or development and are not being purchased for quantity production to establish commercial viability or to recover research and development costs. The first tranche of goods to be purchased are required to be at technology readiness level 4/5 and the second tranche at technology readiness level 6. The intention is
that the testing of the prototypes to be purchased will bring the system up to TRL 6.
two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 35700000 - Military electronic systems
two.2) Total final value of contract(s)
two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
Value: £2,000,000
Excluding VAT
Section four: Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice
1) Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development: yes
Further to previous notice published on the 13th September 2021, The Secretary of State for Defence has awarded a contract to Sentinel Photonics Limited (the ‘Contractor’), for the provision of a limited quantity of technology demonstrator prototype Low Cost Laser Detector Systems (LCLDs). The contract has a total value of up to £2,000,000GBP.
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the
Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no
longer appropriate. 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 pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(c)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 because the goods to be purchased under the contract are to be manufactured solely for the purpose of research or development and are not being purchased for quantity production to establish commercial viability or to recover research and development costs. The first tranche of goods to be purchased are required to be at technology readiness level 4/5 and the second tranche at technology readiness level 6. The intention is that the testing of the prototypes to be purchased will bring the system up to TRL 6.
four.3) Administrative information
four.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
DSTL/AGR/01257/01
four.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
Section five: Award of contract
Contract No
DSTL/AGR/01257/01
five.1) Date of contract award decision
14 October 2021
five.2) Information about offers
Number of offers received
1
Number of offers received by electronic means
1
five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Sentinel Photonics Limited
Porton Science Park, Bybrook Road, Porton Down
Salisbury
SP4 0BF
Email(s)
chris.burgess@sentinelphotonics.co.uk
Telephone
+44 7808092063
Country
United Kingdom
National registration number
12163852
five.4) Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract
Value: £2,000,000
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract
Value: £2,000,000
Excluding VAT
five.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: No
Section six: Complementary information
six.3) Procedures for appeal
six.3.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures
Ministry of Defence
Building 5, Room G-02, Dstl Porton Down
Salisbury
SP4 0JQ
Country
United Kingdom