Published date: 16 September 2022
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
South West
Value of contract
£500,000 to £1,000,000
Procurement reference
tender_317121/1106706
Published date
16 September 2022
Closing date
26 September 2022
Closing time
11:59pm
Contract start date
1 November 2022
Contract end date
31 October 2023
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
VOLUNTARY TRANSPARENCY NOTICE for Contract 705248451.
A VTN has been issued on Find a Tender Service for CONTRACTOR LOGISTIC SUPPORT FOR THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND POST DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE BELIZE TRAINING AREAS DIGITAL RADIO SYSTEM AT BRITISH ARMY TRAINING SUPPORT UNIT BELIZE (BATSUB).
Defence Digital Networks Commercial - Strategic Services (Radios), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Belize Communication & Security Ltd for the duration of 1 year (+ a 1 year option period) to for the procurement of a fully managed, end to end (leased) digitised radio communication system for the British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB), to include ongoing training of personnel; replacement, repair and technical management of the infrastructure equipment, software and hardware. The system will allow flexibility (multi users and groups), control, intelligent audio routing, robust, and interference free communications. The contract is estimated to be valued at £500,000 per annum (five hundred thousand pounds per annum).
In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement falls to 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 (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 32(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons.
It is essential for the requirement that the supplier be located in Belize in order to meet the required response times for repairs to equipment, which is critical to maintaining the health and safety of personnel undertaking military training exercises in country.
Belize Communication and Security Ltd is the only supplier able to fulfil the requirement as it has the requisite resources, infrastructure and technical expertise required and due to its location and is the only supplier able to meet the timescales for this procurement.
About the buyer
Contact name
Claire Howard
Address
Networks Commercial - Strategic Services (Radios), Strategic Command, Spur B2, Building 405, MoD Corsham
Corsham
SN13 9NR
England
Telephone
+44 300 151 1637
Website
https://modgovuk.sharepoint.com/teams/8352/SitePages/CP&F-Release-4.aspx
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Closing: 26 September 2022, 11:59pm
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