Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Live Fires Monitoring Equipment (LFME)
Reference number
TSSP-029
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72212931 - Training software development services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Live Fires Monitoring Equipment (LFME) Simulation System in support of British Army. Repair and Maintenance of LFME including management and Post Design Support (PDS)
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: 2,035,216.54 EUR
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- DE - Germany
Main site or place of performance
Germany and UK
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Live Fires Monitoring Equipment (LFME) Simulation System in support of British Army. Repair and Maintenance of LFME including management and Post Design Support (PDS)
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
two.2.14) Additional information
The Training & Simulation Systems Portfolio (TSSP) Team, of Defence Equipment and Support, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“the Authority”), intends to place a 12 month Extension to the TSSP/029 Contract with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG (KMW) for Live Fire Monitoring Equipment which is a system of monitoring aides.
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:
SME holds IPR and they are the experts in this field. There is a technical scarcity, thus no competition for contract.
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
TSSP-029
Title
Live Fires Monitoring Equipment (LFME)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13 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
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG (KMW)
August-Bode-Strasse 1
Kassel
D-34127
Country
Germany
NUTS code
- DE - Germany
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: 2,035,216.54 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 2,035,216.54 EUR
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Training & Simulation Systems Portfolio (TSSP) Team, of Defence Equipment and Support, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“the Authority”), intends to place a 12 month Extension to the TSSP/029 Contract with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG (KMW) for Live Fire Monitoring Equipment which is a system of monitoring aides used by CR 2 units to support Individual Training and Collective Training at Levels 1 and 2. It supports crews in their progression to Annual Crew Test (ACT) and Annual Troop Assessment (ATA).
It is considered that this Extension Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Defence and Security Public Procurement Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011).
In these circumstances it is considered that competition is absent due to technical reasons. Live Firing Monitoring Equipment (LFME) support has been provided under (CLS) contracts since 1991 by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), KMW. The current CLS contract expires on 31st December 2021. Placing a 12 month contract extension with KMW will minimise the risk to support training and will contribute to force readiness.
TSSP are planning to raise a new contract with KMW and has already placed a VTN via Contractor Logistic Support
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
NA