Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
For the attention of
pelechata kate
Email(s)
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority/entity
one.2) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
one.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities:
No
Section two: Object of the contract
two.1) Description
two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract
The Provision of 12 months Technical Support to Joint Common Remote Viewing Terminal (JCRVT)
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 11: Telecommunications services
two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The TacSys Service Executive (SE) within Defence Digital, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place with L3Harris Communications Systems UK Ltd a 12-month contract for the Technical Support to Joint Common Remote Viewing Terminal (JCRVT).
two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 64227000 - Integrated telecommunications services
two.2) Total final value of contract(s)
two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
Value: £628,557
Excluding VAT
Section four: Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice
1) Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice
No tenders or no suitable tenders in response to: negotiated procedure competition
All tenders submitted in reply to an open procedure, a restricted procedure or competitive dialogue were irregular or inacceptable. Only those tenderers were included in the negotiations which have satisfied the qualitative selection criteria: no
The periods for the restricted procedure and the negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice are incompatible with the urgency resulting from a crisis: no
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority/entity: no
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are:
technical
The contract concerns research and development services other than those referred to in the regulations: no
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development: no
Additional works/deliveries/services are ordered under strict conditions: no
For supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market: no
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services: no
Contract related to the provision of air and maritime transport services for the armed forces deployed or to be deployed abroad: no
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 Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 (DSPCR)) due to technical reasons. Following the competitive procedure, the MOD awarded initial JCRVT manufacture and support contract to L3Harris in 2016 which is due to expire in October 2023. A new short-term replacement in-service technical support is required. L3Harris are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and have the specific technical skills, know-how and experience in providing the necessary Contractor Technical Support and Services to support and upgrade the equipment when required. They are also the only supplier who have access to the product design information to enable them to undertake any support and design modifications to the JCRVT system. Choosing to compete this requirement would introduce the possibility of contravention of the Defence Safety Authority (DSA) regulations as it would not be possible to ensure that another contractor could be sufficiently qualified within the requisite timeframes to undertake design and manufacture activities without including an associated unacceptable level of risk. This would result in the Authority not being able to fulfil safety requirements which are required to ensure the safe functioning of the User community. Due to the above reasons the requirement will continue as a single source requirement.
four.2) Award criteria
four.2.2) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
four.3) Administrative information
four.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
707684453
four.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Notice number: 2023/S 000-012147 of 27 April 2023
Section five: Award of contract
Contract No
707684453
five.1) Date of contract award decision
3 November 2023
five.2) Information about offers
Number of offers received
1
Number of offers received by electronic means
1
five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
L3Harris Communications Systems UK Ltd
Unit 1, Dingley Way
Farnborough
GU14 6FF
Email(s)
Country
United Kingdom
five.4) Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract
Value: £628,557
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value
Number of years: 1
five.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: No
Section six: Complementary information
six.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
six.3) Procedures for appeal
six.3.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures
Ministry of Defence, TacSys Service Executive (SE)
MOD Abbey Wood (South)
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Email(s)
Country
United Kingdom
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, TacSys Service Executive (SE)
MOD Abbey Wood (South)
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Email(s)
Country
United Kingdom
six.3.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, TacSys Service Executive (SE)
MOD Abbey Wood (South)
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Email(s)
Country
United Kingdom