Published date: 7 March 2023
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Maintenance services of radio-communications equipment - 50333000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£2,566,000
Procurement reference
tender_357908/1188562
Published date
7 March 2023
Closing date
17 March 2023
Closing time
10am
Contract start date
1 April 2023
Contract end date
31 March 2027
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
The opportunity was not advertised, because for example only one supplier is capable of delivering the requirement, or due to extreme urgency brought about by unforeseen events.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Contract for the repair and technical support of the legacy very high frequency and ultra high frequency (V/UHF) equipment for the LPD class.
More information
Additional text
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The Communications & Situational Awareness (CSA) Project Team within Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, ("the Authority") intends to award a contract (the Contract) to Park Air Systems Ltd ("the Contractor") for the combined support of very high frequency and ultra high frequency (VUHF) communications equipment. The Contract will extend the services currently provided to the Authority by the Contractor for a further period of two years to 31st March 2025 with a further two option years included to 31 March 2027.
A separate contract (CSA/1093) for V/UHF Capability Replacement (VCR) project is rolling out to MCMV's, Type 23s and RFA Platforms however the Landing Platform Dock (LPD) class (HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark) is not included in the scope. Therefore, the purpose of the Contract is for repair and technical support of the legacy V/UHF equipment for the LPD class.
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). 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 (as required by in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 because the Contract may be awarded only to the Contractor for technical reasons.
This is on the basis that the Contractor, the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), for this equipment, have sole capability of performing the contract. No other supplier has access to the specific repair moulds or any information to reverse engineer as these are bespoke to Contractor. Replacement of the existing legacy equipment is now done through repair and parts salvaged from items deemed beyond economical repair with no spares supply available on the market. The Contractor owns the IPR imbedded in the software within the legacy equipment, own all supporting documentation/manuals needed to maintain it and possess the SQEP technical expertise to carry out the repair activity at the sole repair facility.
About the buyer
Contact name
Vikki Bessell
Address
Ships, Maritime Combat Systems (MCS) Team, Communications and Situational Awareness (CSA) #3213 Ash 2C, Abbey Wood South
Bristol
BS34 8JH
England
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