Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-equipment-and-support
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
4500000
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 32570000 - Communications equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Defence Equipment & Support, part of the UK Ministry of Defence on behalf of The
Secretary of State for Defence (the Authority) intends to award a Contract to Thales UK Ltd
(“the Contractor”) for the continuation of in-service support to KRS (KMY Replacement
System aboard Type 23 Frigates and shore Establishments) until July 2024 with options to
continue to December 2024 and for the technical update of the operating system and
address other software obsolescence, and for support to the safety case for air operations.
The value of the estimated contract amendment is £4.5 million (ex VAT) including bid costs.
This notice supersedes the work on Wave Class advertised in date/ref.
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: £4,500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
intends to award a Contract to Thales UK Ltd
(“the Contractor”) for the continuation of in-service support to KRS (KMY Replacement
System aboard Type 23 Frigates and shore Establishments) until July 2024 with options to
continue to December 2024 and for the technical update of the operating system and
address other software obsolescence, and for support to the safety case for air operations.
The value of the estimated contract amendment is £4.5 million (ex VAT) including bid costs.
This notice supersedes the work on Wave Class advertised in date/ref.
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
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Defence Equipment & Support, part of the UK Ministry of Defence on behalf of The
Secretary of State for Defence (the Authority) intends to award a Contract to Thales UK Ltd
(“the Contractor”) for the continuation of in-service support to KRS (KMY Replacement
System aboard Type 23 Frigates and shore Establishments) until July 2024 with options to
continue to December 2024 and for the technical update of the operating system and
address other software obsolescence, and for support to the safety case for air operations.
The value of the estimated contract amendment is £4.5 million (ex VAT) including bid costs.
This notice supersedes the work on Wave Class advertised in date/ref.
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 (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 in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of
the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons.
This is on the basis that the Authority has insufficient rights to pass the necessary data and
information to undertake the requirement to third parties and that only the Contractor as
Original Equipment Design Authority has the accumulated technical knowledge, expertise
and know-how at its disposal required to provide the requirement in particular in relation to
the full system design, build and integration. This includes the intimate knowledge and
understanding of the existing equipment used across the fleet. Furthermore, only the
Contractor can
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
Contract No
700009662
Title
KRS communications management system
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 August 2023
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
Thales UK Ltd
Reading
RG2 6GF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £4,500,000
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
KRS communications management system
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom