Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Defence science and technology laboratory
Portsdown West, Portsdown Hill
Fareham
PO17 6AD
UK
Contact person: Hannah Lander
E-mail: hlander@dstl.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory
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
VideoRay Systems
II.1.2) Main CPV code
35512400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) Mine Investigation and Exploitation by Remote Operated Vehicle (MIE ROV) project team, part of the UK MOD, intend to award a contract to Atlantas Marine Ltd valued at approximately £1 million, for the provision of three Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
816 699.25
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) Mine Investigation and Exploitation by Remote Operated Vehicle (MIE ROV) project team, part of the UK MOD, intend to award a contract to Atlantas Marine Ltd valued at approximately £1 million, for the provision of three Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). The DSTL MIE ROV project team require three ROVs in order to deliver a proof of concept demonstration to their customer.
It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Regulations 16(1)(b)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for additional supply reasons.
Atlantas Marine Ltd is the only authorised UK supplier of the Videoray Defender ROV. To acquire ROVs which have different technical characteristics to the existing VideoRay Defender ROVs operated by the UK MOD would result in incompatibility between the UK MOD’s existing ROVs and/or disproportionate technical difficulties in the operation or maintenance of the existing ROVs.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Price
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
Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice
Justification for selected award procedure:
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the condition stated in the Directive (for supplies only)
Explanation:
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) Mine Investigation and Exploitation by Remote Operated Vehicle (MIE ROV) project team, part of the UK MOD, intend to award a contract to Atlantas Marine Ltd valued at approximately £1 million, for the provision of three Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). The DSTL MIE ROV project team require three ROVs in order to deliver a proof of concept demonstration to their customer.
It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Regulations 16(1)(b)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for additional supply reasons.
Atlantas Marine Ltd is the only authorised UK supplier of the Videoray Defender ROV. To acquire ROVs which have different technical characteristics to the existing VideoRay Defender ROVs operated by the UK MOD would result in incompatibility between the UK MOD’s existing ROVs and/or disproportionate technical difficulties in the operation or maintenance of the existing ROVs.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
06/12/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Atlantas Marine Limited
Atlantas House, Armoury Road
Yeovil
BA22 8RL
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
816 699.25
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Dstl
Portsdown West
Fareham
PO17 6AD
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/12/2021