Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
Jago Road, HMNB Portsmouth
Portsmouth
PO1 3LU
UK
Contact person: Katie Goble
Telephone: +44 2392727473
E-mail: katie.goble100@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ31
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Magnetic Anomaly Detection-XR Sensors
Reference number: 700421355
II.1.2) Main CPV code
35125100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 2-year contract to CAE UK PLC (‘CAE’) for the provision of Magnetic Anomaly Detection-XR Sensors (‘MAD-XR Sensors’) and ancillaries, including training and support. It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of Directive 2014/24/EU) for technical reasons. This is because the Royal Navy intends to fit the MAD-XR Sensor to the Merlin Mk2 helicopter and the MAD-XR Sensor produced by CAE is the only MAD-XR Sensor currently available which performs to a high enough technical standard to enable it to be fitted to an airframe, rather than towed behind it in the traditional manner. CAE has also obtained the required certification from the Military Aviation Authority that it is safe to be fitted to a military airframe.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
700 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ31
Main site or place of performance:
Portsmouth
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 2-year contract to CAE UK PLC (‘CAE’) for the provision of Magnetic Anomaly Detection-XR Sensors (‘MAD-XR Sensors’) and ancillaries, including training and support. It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of Directive 2014/24/EU) for technical reasons. This is because the Royal Navy intends to fit the MAD-XR Sensor to the Merlin Mk2 helicopter and the MAD-XR Sensor produced by CAE is the only MAD-XR Sensor currently available which performs to a high enough technical standard to enable it to be fitted to an airframe, rather than towed behind it in the traditional manner. CAE has also obtained the required certification from the Military Aviation Authority that it is safe to be fitted to a military airframe.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 50
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of Directive 2014/24/EU) for technical reasons.
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 700421355
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/03/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CAE Inc
8585 Côte-de-Liesse, Saint Laurent, Quebec
Montreal
H4T 1G6
CA
NUTS: 00
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 935 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
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-202042-DCB-16291962
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
Jago Road, HMNB Portsmouth
Portsmouth
PO1 3LU
UK
Telephone: +44 2392727473
E-mail: katie.goble100@mod.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
Portsmouth
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/04/2020