Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment Sales Authority, Elm 3C, NH4, MOD Bristol
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Contact
Victoria Caine
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
www.gov.uk/government/groups/defence-equipment-sales-authority
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
Research & Development Technical Feasibility Study RE: Recycling Extant Materiel into Additive Manufacturing Feedstock
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Research & Development Technical Feasibility Study RE: Recycling Extant Materiel into Additive Manufacturing Feedstock
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: £110,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
L40 7TN
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Research & Development Technical Feasibility Study RE: Recycling Extant Materiel into Additive Manufacturing Feedstock
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Value For Money / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 100
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The Secretary of State for Defence intends to enter into a Services contract with Additive Manufacturing Solutions Limited (AMS) for them to deliver a research and development technical feasibility study in regard the recycling of extant materiel into additive manufacturing feedstock. The total estimated value of this procurement is £110,000 ex VAT. In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement shall be regulated under the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended (in particular by SI 2020/1319). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate.
It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation(s) 14(a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. This is because the proposed contractor has a unique knowledge of the end-to-end processes and know-how to integrate multiple technical information, practical experimentation, and academic & industry knowledge sources to conduct this
research and development technical feasibility study to analyse this potential new technology and/or capability area and report on its technical viability and benefits. This unique knowledge could not be replicated in a reasonable time frame or at a reasonable expense. Additionally, the contract will be for research, experimentation, study or development at a low Technology Readiness Level. To avoid any confusion, this contract does not include the analysis of the commercial viability or deliver a production quantity scale. Any subject to contract future work beyond research, experimentation, study or development shall be competitively actioned through Industry
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-025822
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
708978450
Title
Research & Development Technical Feasibility Study RE: Recycling Extant Materiel into Additive Manufacturing Feedstock
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13 November 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Additive Manufacturing Solutions Ltd
16 Manor Road
Burscough
L40 7TN
rob@additivemanufacturingsolutionsltd.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
10942424
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £110,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Defence Equipment Sales Authority
Elm 3C, NH4, MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom