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Procurement of In-Service support for T2 and Terrier Front End Equipment (FEE)

  • Ministry of Defence

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-030601

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02ff00

Published 8 December 2021, 10:44pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

Cedar 1a # 3157, Neighbourhood 3, Abbeywood,

Bristol

BS348JH

Contact

Huw Davies

Email

huw.davies140@mod.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3001681455

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://des.mod.uk/

one.6) Main activity

Other activity

Defence Related Activity


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Procurement of In-Service support for T2 and Terrier Front End Equipment (FEE)

Reference number

701927450

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71356300 - Technical support services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Procuring support for SEMP and Haz Log Meetings for Titan and Trojan (T2) and Terrier Front End Equipment namely:

Full Width Mine Plough (Improved) (FWMP(I)),

Track Width Mine Plough (TWMP),

Bulldozer Earth Moving Attachment (Improved) (BEMA(I))

Obstacle Marking System (OMS) 

Surface Clearance Device (SCD)

for a period of 3 years with the option for 2x 1 year extensions.

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: £450,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Procuring support for SEMP and Haz Log Meetings for Titan and Trojan (T2) and Terrier Front End Equipment namely:

Full Width Mine Plough (Improved) (FWMP(I)),

Track Width Mine Plough (TWMP),

Bulldozer Earth Moving Attachment (Improved) (BEMA(I))

Obstacle Marking System (OMS) 

Surface Clearance Device (SCD)

for a period of 3 years with the option for 2x 1 year extensions.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

2x one year extension options

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Very Low Cyber Risk Profile (RAR # 342503597)


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:

The Vehicle Support Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a Contract with Pearson Engineering Limited (“the Contractor”) for the provision of technical advisory support to Front End Equipment used on the Terrier, Titan and Trojan Armoured vehicles, for a period of three years with a further 2 x 1 year options.

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 this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. Only the contractor, as the Design Authority and Original Equipment Manufacturer of the Front End Equipment used on the Terrier, Titan and Trojan Armoured Vehicles has access to the technical information, and has the technical expertise, knowledge and know-how necessary to provide technical advice to the Safety and Environmental Management Panels (SEMP) to assure the safety of the equipment. This information is not available to the Authority as it is owned by the Contractor and the Authority does not have the necessary rights to that information to provide to any third party that would enable them to safely fulfil this requirement.

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

710927450

Title

PROCUREMENT OF PEARSON IN SERVICE SUPPORT TO T3 FRONT END EQUIPMENT

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 December 2021

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

Pearson Engineering Limited

Armstrong Works, Scotswood Road

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE15 6UX

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

01876136

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: £450,000

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

Ministry Of Defence

Cedar 1a #3157, Neighbourhood 3, Abbeywood

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Country

United Kingdom