Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
MOD Corsham, Westwells Road
Corsham, Wiltshire
SN13 9NR
Contact
Claire Howard
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://modgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/intranet
Buyer's address
https://modgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/intranet
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
Procurement and Installation of Integrated UHF SATCOM & EFMTE 4.2 Baseline Equipment
Reference number
706217450
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 32530000 - Satellite-related communications equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Procurement and Installation of Integrated UHF SATCOM & EFMTE 4.2 Baseline Equipment (which consist of bespoke integrated satellite communications equipment) for the Royal Navy’s T26 fleet (Ships 2 to 8). T26 Ship 2 UHF & EFMTE delivery UHF SatCom & EFMTE equipment including Antennas for Ship 2 delivery.
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: £8,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 32324310 - Satellite antennas
- 32344250 - Radio installations
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Dockyards and Defence Sites across the UK; Project Team will be based in Corsham (Wiltshire)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement and Installation of Integrated UHF SATCOM & EFMTE 4.2 Baseline Equipment (which consist of bespoke integrated satellite communications equipment) for the Royal Navy’s T26 fleet (Ships 2 to 8). T26 Ship 2 UHF & EFMTE delivery UHF SatCom & EFMTE equipment including Antennas for Ship 2 delivery.
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
- 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 Defence Digital Networks Commercial – Strategic Services (Radios) team, part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) intends to award an 11 year contract to STS Defence Limited for the procurement and installation of Integrated UHF SATCOM & EFMTE 4.2 baseline equipment (which consist of bespoke integrated satellite communications equipment) for the Royal Navy’s T26 fleet (Ships 2 to 8).
This equipment will meet the Fleet User Requirement Document, such that the user shall be able to provide a communications service to support Information Exchange Requirements (IER) for simultaneous voice and data. Capable of supporting DAMA, FM, High Performance Waveform (HPW) and Integrated Waveform (IW) data services within 25KHz channel. It shall have the ability (i) for one antenna to access two different satellites operating on different waveforms and different frequencies simultaneously; and (ii) to interface the modems used by the Royal Navy Fleet and also the radios used by embarked forces through the same single antennae.
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 in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 (as amended) for Technical Reasons. This is because only the STS Defence Ltd’s satellite communication equipment will meet the MoD’s requirements, including meeting the installation and Set-To-Work (STW) rigid programmatic timescales for a BAE Systems ship in build across the T26 Class of Ships. In addition, it is only STS Defence Ltd, as the original equipment manufacturer, that has the technical ability and know-how to supply & install this equipment into the T26 Fleet. If an attempt was made to procure and install third party supplier equipment, then this would result in a disproportionate time and cost impact on the MoD and ultimately an unacceptable gap in capability for the Royal Navy.
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
706217450
Title
Procurement and Installation of Integrated UHF SATCOM & EFMTE 4.2 Baseline Equipment
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
8 December 2022
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
STS Defence Limited
Mumby Road
Gosport, Hampshire
PO12 1AF
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)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £8,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £8,000,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Defence Digital Networks Commercial – Strategic Services (Radios) team, part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) intends to award an 11 year contract to STS Defence Limited for the procurement and installation of Integrated UHF SATCOM & EFMTE 4.2 baseline equipment (which consist of bespoke integrated satellite communications equipment) for the Royal Navy’s T26 fleet (Ships 2 to 8).
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence (Single Source Advisory Team)
Abbey Wood, Floorplate Spruce 3b
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence - Central Legal Services
Abbey Wood, Poplar 2 NH2 #2216
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Request Details from POC if required
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence
MOD Corsham, Westwells Road
Corsham, Wiltshire
SN13 9NR
Country
United Kingdom