Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Porton Down
SALISBURY
SP40JQ
UK
Contact person: Hannah Lander
Telephone: +44 1980956752
E-mail: hlander@dstl.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK15
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
Hologram Table
II.1.2) Main CPV code
30000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Dstl award a contract to Axiom holographics for $157,500 for the supply of a hologram table.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
157 500.00
USD
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) part of the UK Ministry of Defence awarded a supply contract with a value of $157,500 USD (excluding VAT) for a duration of 14 months to Axiom Holographics for the purchase of a Hologram Table for the Dstl Maritime research programme to demonstrate the visualisation of ship information using 3D technology.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option for the supply of a second hologram table
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
The Authority's view is that the single source procurement of this non-competitive supply contract in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 falls within the circumstances set out under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) because the competition is absent for technical reasons ground for the reasons explained below.
Dstl's maritime research programme requires a means to demonstrate the visualisation of ship information using 3D technology. Ships generate information on their surrounding through their sensors and this must be transferred into a form that the operators can understand to allow them to conduct their mission. Previous work shows that presenting this data in 3 dimensions helps the operators understand the complex environment that they are operating. The use of Virtual Reality has limitations because of the ability to interact with other users looking at the information and the use of the holographic is the next stage of the research to solve the current limitation. It is essential that the hologram table allows multiple users to simultaneously use the table with multiple different perspectives for different users.
The Authority has conducted a market survey of such technologies, and has determined that only Axiom Holographics has a mature product capable of displaying such information. The market research identified two other companies that produce 3D products, however neither company products had the ability for multiple users to simultaneously use the table with multiple different perspectives for different users.
Only a COTS item can be used for this requirement due to the budget and timescales. Developing a new product or modifying a current product would take more time and money than purchasing a COTS item.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-003802
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/02/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Axiom Holographics International PTY LTD
633312277
Murarrie
AU
NUTS: AU
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 157 500.00
USD
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/02/2023