Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Building 410, PJHQ Northwood, Sandy Lane, Northwood
Northwood
HA6 3HP
Contact
UKStratCom-Comrcl C1-06
ukstratcom-comrclc1-06@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/strategic-command
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
700308319 Operational Support Capability Contract
Reference number
700308319
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75220000 - Defence services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The authority requires a rapid contracting capability to support emergent and urgent operational requirements. It is designed to be an agile framework agreement offering a broad range of goods and services including, but not exclusively infrastructure, facility management, real life support services, logistic support and equipment procurement solutions.
The OSCC shall be a reserve capability and as such will be utilised for the delivery of support requirements on a case-by-case basis and only when a capability gap exists between emerging and particular operational requirements and conventional Defence procurement mechanisms.
The OSCC shall be a two-stage call-off process:
Stage 1 is an operational support planning capability and Stage 2 is an operational support delivery capability.
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: £35,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The authority requires a rapid contracting capability to support emergent and urgent operational requirements. It is designed to be an agile framework agreement offering a broad range of goods and services including, but not exclusively infrastructure, facility management, real life support services, logistic support and equipment procurement solutions.
The OSCC shall be a reserve capability and as such will be utilised for the delivery of support requirements on a case-by-case basis and only when a capability gap exists between emerging and particular operational requirements and conventional Defence procurement mechanisms.
The OSCC shall be a two-stage call-off process:
Stage 1 is an operational support planning capability and Stage 2 is an operational support delivery capability.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
2 x one year options (year 6 and year 7)
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
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 115-280764
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
700308319
Title
Operational Support Capability Contract (OSCC)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 September 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RA International Global Operations Limited
1 Fleet Place, London, United Kingdom
London
EC4M 7WS
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
12672019
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £35,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence
London
Country
United Kingdom