Award

9,775,263

  • Ministry of Defence

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-031308

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0301c3

Published 15 December 2021, 10:44pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

Bristol

BS37 8JH

Email

conor.mccormack103@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.gov.uk/government/ministry-of-defence

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

N/A

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

N/A


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

9,775,263

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 35813000 - Military helmets

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

3 Year Extension to Contract ACCOMM4/7132 for the Supply, Spares and Post Design Services for Aircrew Helmets

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: £9,775,263

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

Bristol

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

3 Year Extension to contract ACCOMM4/7132 for the provision of Supply, Spares and Post Design Services for Aircrew Protective Helmets

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

Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice

  • No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice
  • The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development

Explanation:

Since we have left the EU the EU Regs do not apply. The grounds for this extension are as follows: This 3 year extension to the original contract is being awarded under the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in accordance with Regulation 16 of the DSPCR 2011. The works/goods/services can be provided only by Helmet Integrated Systems on Technical Grounds. The Air Commodities team intends to award a 3 year extension to the original contract awarded in December 2016. Helmet integrated Systems have the technical know-how, access to the required safety requirements and technical documentation to fulfil the requirement to the required safety levels. As the supplier is the OEM for the equipment they have access to data/documents that are proprietary, necessary for the fulfilment of the requirement which no other contractor has access to therefore no other contractor could 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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

14 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

Helmet Integrated Systems Ltd

Letchworth

Email

Sales@helmets.co.uk

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: £9,775,263

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This 3 year extension to the original contract is being awarded under the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in accordance with Regulation 16 of the DSPCR 2011. The works/goods/services can be provided only by Helmet Integrated Systems on Technical Grounds. The Air Commodities team intends to award a 3 year extension to the original contract awarded in December 2016. Helmet integrated Systems have the technical know-how, access to the required safety requirements and technical documentation to fulfil the requirement to the required safety levels. As the supplier is the OEM for the equipment they have access to data/documents that are proprietary, necessary for the fulfilment of the requirement which no other contractor has access to therefore no other contractor could fulfil this requirement.

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

Abbeywood South

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Country

United Kingdom