Award

Stock Control Planned Maintenance and Integrated Logistics Services Data Support Services for Landing Ship Dock Auxiliary and TIDECLASS

  • Ministry of Defence

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-037057

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04264e

Published 18 December 2023, 9:17am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

Bristol

Email

tim.kidner541@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://des.mod.uk/

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

Stock Control Planned Maintenance and Integrated Logistics Services Data Support Services for Landing Ship Dock Auxiliary and TIDECLASS

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71356300 - Technical support services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Stock Control Planned Maintenance and Integrated Logistics Services Data Support Services for Landing Ship Dock Auxiliary and TIDECLASS

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: £9,860,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessels are mandated to use an approved Maintenance Management System on their ships to enable compliance with the International Safety Management (ISM) Code. The vessels of the LSDA (Bay class) and MARS tankers (Tide class) use an MMS software package known as Stock Control and Planned Maintenance (SCPM). This is owned, supplied and supported by Sir Joseph Isherwood Limited.

Provision of Data Management Services including:

• SCPM System Database Routine Configuration Updates for replacement systems / Equipment;

• SCPM System Database - Maintenance Review & Analysis;

• SCPM System Database – Updating during Major Maintenance Periods;

• SCPM System Database - Fleet Forum Review Analysis & Response;

• Attendance at Bi-annual User Group and Quarterly Fleet Forum Meetings;

• Attendance at Upkeep to assist job sign off and add certification and documents;

• A&A Block Amendments.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

x3 (three) one-year Options

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 without a prior call for competition

  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Explanation:

Naval Ship Support (NSS), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Sir Joseph Isherwood Limited for the support of the Stock Control and Planned Maintenance system (SCPM) on Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Vessels.

It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights. Sir Joseph Isherwood Limited hold exclusive rights in the SCPM system which prevents UK MOD competing the support and maintenance of the relevant software. Additionally, it is considered that Article 28(4)(a)(i) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(d)(i)(aa) of UK Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 applies as this support cannot for technical and economic reasons be carried out separately from those under the original contract without major inconvenience to the contracting authority.

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

18 December 2023

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

Sir Joseph Isherwood Limited

North Shields

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
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: £9,860,000

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

Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)

Bristol

Country

United Kingdom