Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Cedar 1a, Neighbourhood 3, Abbeywood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Contact
Huw Davies
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.6) Main activity
Other activity
Defence Related Activity
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Procurement of CR 2 Drivers Audible Warning Boxes
Reference number
701576383
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 31682210 - Instrumentation and control equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Procurement of 209 CR2/DTT Drivers Warning Boxes (5998-99-687-4012) to the correct build standard in accordance with drawing FV2285918 (and all associated documentation), as well as 83 CRARRV Drivers Warning Boxes (2590-99-299-1288) to the correct build standard in accordance with drawing FV2285916 (and all associated documentation).
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: £669,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement of 209 CR2/DTT Drivers Warning Boxes (5998-99-687-4012) to the correct build standard in accordance with drawing FV2285918 (and all associated documentation), as well as 83 CRARRV Drivers Warning Boxes (2590-99-299-1288) to the correct build standard in accordance with drawing FV2285916 (and all associated documentation).
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
- 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 Ministry of Defence, intends to place a contract with Petards for the provision of 292 Drivers Audible Warning Boxes (DAWB) to operate on the following platforms: Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (CR2), CR2 Driver Training Tank (DTT) and Challenger 2 Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle (CRARRV); at an estimated value of £669,000 inclusive of VAT.
DAWB is a system designed to alert the driver of faults or issues which have been identified by the Vehicle Integrated Control System (VICS) for the CR2, DTT and CRARRV platforms. DAWB acts as a technical interface, reading signals from the VICS (which are then shown on the Driver’s Instrument Panel (DIP)) and converting them into audible alerts so the driver can hear should a fault occur.
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 Petards, as the owner of the DIP and interface drawings with VICS has access to the technical information, and has the technical expertise, knowledge and know-how necessary to supply a DAWB system that will successfully interface with the existing CR2, DTT and CRARRV platform architecture.
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
701576383
Title
Procurement of CR 2 Drivers Audible Warning Boxes
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 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
Petards Limited
390 Princesway, Team Valley
Gateshead
NE11 0TU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
02301063
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £669,000
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 , Neighbourhood 3, Abbeywood,
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom