Award

In Service Support for the Provision of spares inclusive Repair and PDS services for Elmer and AD120 Avionic Communications equipment.

  • Ministry of Defence

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-040828

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04c944

Published 18 December 2024, 3:53pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

Walnut 3c, NH1, MOD Abbeywood South

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Email

joshua.tregaskes100@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/ogc-host/public/mod/web/login.html

one.6) Main activity

Other activity

repair and PDS services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

In Service Support for the Provision of spares inclusive Repair and PDS services for Elmer and AD120 Avionic Communications equipment.

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50333000 - Maintenance services of radio-communications equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

repair and PDS for avionic Communications equipment.

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: £4,700,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
  • 50331000 - Repair and maintenance services of telecommunications lines
  • 50333100 - Repair and maintenance services of radio transmitters

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Spares inclusive repair and PDS support for Elmer and AD120 Avionic Communications Equipment.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

2 Additional Option years to be taken in 1 year increments. Further to this options included to provide new assemblies if available.

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

  • The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development

Explanation:

The Air Commodities Delivery Team (ACDT) within Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, (“the Authority”) intends to place a Single Source Contract with Marlborough Communications Limited for the In Service Support for the Provision of Repair and Post Design Services (PDS) to Elmer Radio and AD120 Avionic Communication Equipment for an initial 3 year term with an Option to extend by a further 24 months in 12 month increments. The value for the contract is estimated at £4.7m over the maximum 5 years.

Due to the Authority receiving only two PQQ responses with only one response meeting the minimum criteria the Authority has a failed competition and competitive procurement under the accelerated restricted procedure is no longer possible. Therefore a Single Source procurement in line with Regulation 16(1)(f) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 is the only feasible option to meet the requirement to provide continued support to the Elmer Radio and AD120 Avionic Comms equipment.

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

710995450

Title

In Service Support for the Provision of Repair and PDS to Elmer and AD120 Avionic Communications Equipment

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 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

Marlborough Communications Limited

1 Perrywood Business Park, Honeycrock Lane

Salfords

RH1 5DZ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

01507639

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: £4,700,000

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £4,700,000

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 and Support

Walnut 3c, NH1, Abbeywood South

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Email

Joshua.tregaskes100@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom