Support Services Contract.
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Soldier System Programmes, DE&S;
Elm 3c #4326, Neighbourhood 4, MOD Abbey Wood
For the attention of: Lindsey Knox
BS34 8JH Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3067971094
E-mail:
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3)Main activity
Defence
1.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities
The contracting authority/entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Support Services Contract.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 27: Other services
Service category No 27: Other services
NUTS code UKJ22
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Weapons, ammunition and associated parts.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
35300000
II.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Value: 300 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Excluding VAT
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice / call for competition
Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: connected with the protection of exclusive rights
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive no
Additional works/deliveries/services are ordered under the strict conditions stated in the Directive: no
Service contract awarded to the successful candidate or one of them after a design contest: no
All tenders submitted in reply to an open procedure, a restricted procedure or competitive dialogue were irregular or inacceptable. Only those tenderers were included in the negotiations which have satisfied the qualitative selection criteria: no
Soldier Systems Programmes, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, proposes to let an enabling contract with Manroy Engineering limited for support service (formerly known as psot design services) relating to in service quick change barrel heavy machine guns for which Manroy Engineering limited are the proprietary design owners. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negtiated procedure without prior publication persuant to Article 31 (1) (b) of Directive 2004/18/EC (Regulation 14 (i) (a) (iii) of UK Public Contracts Regulations 2006). This is for reasons connected to the exclusive design rights belonging to Manroy Engineering Limited and such services cannot be provided without access to that proprietary design information.
Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: connected with the protection of exclusive rights
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive no
Additional works/deliveries/services are ordered under the strict conditions stated in the Directive: no
Service contract awarded to the successful candidate or one of them after a design contest: no
All tenders submitted in reply to an open procedure, a restricted procedure or competitive dialogue were irregular or inacceptable. Only those tenderers were included in the negotiations which have satisfied the qualitative selection criteria: no
Soldier Systems Programmes, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, proposes to let an enabling contract with Manroy Engineering limited for support service (formerly known as psot design services) relating to in service quick change barrel heavy machine guns for which Manroy Engineering limited are the proprietary design owners. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negtiated procedure without prior publication persuant to Article 31 (1) (b) of Directive 2004/18/EC (Regulation 14 (i) (a) (iii) of UK Public Contracts Regulations 2006). This is for reasons connected to the exclusive design rights belonging to Manroy Engineering Limited and such services cannot be provided without access to that proprietary design information.
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity
SSP/00077
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SSP/00084 Lot title: Support Services ContractV.1)Date of contract award decision:
17.12.2013
V.2)Information about offers
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Manroy Engineering
TN31 6TS Beckley
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 300 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value Number of years 3
Value: 300 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value Number of years 3
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation.
Suppliers interested in working with the Ministry of Defence should register on the MOD Supplier Information Database (SID) register, available at www.contracts.mod.uk
The MOD SID is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all MOD and UK Defence procurement personnel, and is the main supplier database of MOD Procurement organisations. Please note: the registration and publication of a company profile on the MOD SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD.Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation.
Advertising Regime OJEU: This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk
GO Reference: GO-2014131-DCB-5429793VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Soldier System Programmes, DE&S;
Elm 3c, Neighbourhood 4, MOD Abbey Wood
BS34 8JH Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 3067971094
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
31.1.2014