Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, Ships, Commercially Supported Shipping (CSS) Team
Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Telephone: +44 1179132548
E-mail: emily.murray101@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bipsolutions.com
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 Hydrographic Sonar System Support
Reference number: CSS/0137
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38290000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of Hydrographic Sonar System Support.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 026 995.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK11
Main site or place of performance:
Bristol, City of
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provide support to the Hydrographic Sonar System, which works alongside specialist software on board Royal Navy vessels. A summary of the Key technical deliverables for the requirement are:
24/7 email and phone advice. Prioritised response.
PC Hardware component replacement on identification of failure.
Replacement of failed IMO accredited day and night TFT screens as required.
Software updates as released commercially.
All processor replaced within period of contract.
Annual service visits within Europe.
System training visits within UK.
Support Spare processors to enable timely OPDEF rectification.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
2 1 year Options.
For option Year 4, 18.6.2021 to 17 .6.2022, by no later than 31.5.2021;
For option Year 5, 18.6. 2022 to 17.6.2023, by no later than 31.5.2022;
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 placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of Directive 2014/24/EU (Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015) on the basis that competition is absent for technical reasons. The relevant support to the Kongsberg Multi-Beam Echo System can only be fully achieved and supported by Kongsberg Maritime Ltd. Kongsberg Maritime Ltd holds all the available technical information (drawings, interfaces, test and calibration specifications/procedures, jigs and tools etc.) necessary to undertake the full in-service support of their equipment to ensure that it operates in accordance with the original design intent such that it is safe to use in service by RN personnel.
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: CSS/0137
Title: Provision of Hydrographic Sonar System Support
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/06/2018
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
Kongsberg Maritime Limited
Campus 1, Science and Technology Park, Balgownie Road
Bridge of Don Aberdeen
AB22 8GT
UK
NUTS: UKM50
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 733 689.00
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-2018628-DCB-12694244
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, Ships, Commercially Supported Shipping (CSS) Team
Bristol
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/06/2018