Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, ISTAR, Situational Awareness Command and Control (SACC) Delivery Team
Spruce 1c. #1113, Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Contact person: Milon Uddin
Telephone: +44 3067936366
E-mail: milon.uddin109@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://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
Procurement and Support of installation of Link 16 Joint Tactical Radio System Mobile Crates
Reference number: SACC/00077
II.1.2) Main CPV code
35712000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Secretary of State for Defence intends to award a contract to Viasat UK Ltd for the provision of quantity ten Link 16 Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Mobile Crates, for the T45 and QEC platforms under the Maritime Multi-Link (MML) Project. This is the only product currently on the market that meets both the technical requirement and access size restrictions of both the T45 and QEC platforms, mitigating the need to cut metal and reducing the risk of installation.
The Cyber Risk profile is Very Low. The reference for the RA is: RAR-J9K6MBSB.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
35712000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ35
Main site or place of performance:
South Hampshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Secretary of State for Defence intends to award a contract to Viasat UK Ltd for the provision of quantity ten Link 16 Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Mobile Crates, for the T45 and QEC platforms under the Maritime Multi-Link (MML) Project. This is the only product currently on the market that meets both the technical requirement and access size restrictions of both the T45 and QEC platforms, mitigating the need to cut metal and reducing the risk of installation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
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
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 Secretary of State for Defence intends to award a contract to Viasat UK Ltd for the provision of quantity ten Link 16 Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Mobile Crates, for the T45 and QEC platforms under the Maritime Multi-Link (MML) Project. This is the only product currently on the market that meets both the technical requirement and access size restrictions of both the T45 and QEC platforms, mitigating the need to cut metal and reducing the risk of installation.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 250-626952
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SACC/00077
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/03/2021
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
Viasat UK Ltd
03007498
Royal Pavilion, Tower 2 Fourth Floor, Wellesley Road
Aldershot
GU11 1PZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1252248600
E-mail: stewart.nolan@viasat.com
NUTS: UKJ31
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 132 000.00
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-2021725-DCB-18623101
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
SACC DT
DE&S, SACC DT, Spruce 1c, #1131, Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Telephone: +44 3067936366
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, ISTAR, Situational Awareness Command and Control (SACC) Delivery Team
Bristol
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, ISTAR, Situational Awareness Command and Control (SACC) Delivery Team
Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/07/2021