Award

Maintenance and Support of Sovereign Base Areas 112 Emergency and 1443 Non-Emergency Telephone System

  • MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-039615

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04c5a9

Published 9 December 2024, 1:39pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Whitehall

LONDON

SW1A2HB

Contact

Rachael Pingel

Email

rachael.pingel100@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI32 - Westminster

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.contracts.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

Maintenance and Support of Sovereign Base Areas 112 Emergency and 1443 Non-Emergency Telephone System

Reference number

713106451

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50334110 - Telephone network maintenance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Upgrade, maintenance and support services of the Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) 112 Emergency and 1443 Non-Emergency Telephone System.

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: 314,295 EUR

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32551000 - Telephone cables and associated equipment

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • CY - Cyprus
Main site or place of performance

Various British Forces Cyprus locations within the Eastern and Western Sovereign Base Area boundary (Republic of Cyprus).

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Full system support for 112/1443 telephone systems located in the Eastern and Western Sovereign Base Areas within the Republic of Cyprus.

Replacement of old equipment exceeding the manufactures recommended life span.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

There are two option periods within this contract.

Core Contract: 01 January 2025 - 31 December 2027

Option Period 1: 01 January 2028 - 31 December 2028

Option Period 2: 01 January 2029 - 31 December 2029


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure

Explanation:

This requirement was previously advertised as an open market competition. Single source was only considered following a failed competition.

Original Find a Tender Service Opportunity listing:

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009456-2024

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

713106451

Title

Maintenance and Ongoing Support of Sovereign Base Areas 112 Emergency and 1443 Non-Emergency Telephone System

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

9 December 2024

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

C.K Electronics Trading

Limassol

3303

Country

Cyprus

NUTS code
  • CY - Cyprus
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

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: 314,295 EUR


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This requirement was previously run as an open market competition. Single source route to market as a result of failed competition.

Opportunity listing via Find a Tender Service:

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009456-2024

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Ministry of Defence

London

Country

United Kingdom