Modification notice

Modification of a contract/concession during its term

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.2) Description

Section IV: Procedure

IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession

Contract No: 708915452

Title: Provision of Guided Physical Preparation for Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Marines (RM)

V.2 Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession

05/12/2023

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/concessionaire

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: /concession: 1 798 000.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

29/05/2025

Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession

VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

VII.1.1) Main CPV code

79632000

VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)

VII.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

VII.1.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of Guided Physical Preparation Mobile App for Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Marines (RM)

VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months: 48

VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: 1 798 000.00 GBP

The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.2) Information about modifications

VII.2.1) Description of the modifications

The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to modify an existing contract with HPO Technologies Limited, under Contract Reference 708915452 for the provision of a mobile application (App) that provides Guided Physical Preparation for Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Marine (RM) Candidates, to include a bespoke extension to the existing Royal Navy App, under the Digital Dolphins Programme, that will enhance candidate engagement and retention. It is considered that the award of the contract modification without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended (in particular by Statutory Instrument 2020/1319)) because it constitutes a permitted modification under that regulation. This is because these additional functions have become necessary and to introduce a change of contractor at this stage cannot be made for economic and technical reasons as only HPO Technologies Limited has the necessary technical knowledge and proprietary design information to integrate with the existing mobile application. To introduce a change in Contractor at this stage would cause significant inconvenience, delays, and substantial duplication of cost for the MOD.

VII.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire

Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:

The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to modify an existing contract with HPO Technologies Limited, under Contract Reference 708915452 for the provision of a mobile application (App) that provides Guided Physical Preparation for Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Marine (RM) Candidates, to include a bespoke extension to the existing Royal Navy App, under the Digital Dolphins Programme, that will enhance candidate engagement and retention. It is considered that the award of the contract modification without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended (in particular by Statutory Instrument 2020/1319)) because it constitutes a permitted modification under that regulation. This is because these additional functions have become necessary and to introduce a change of contractor at this stage cannot be made for economic and technical reasons as only HPO Technologies Limited has the necessary technical knowledge and proprietary design information to integrate with the existing mobile application. To introduce a change in Contractor at this stage would cause significant inconvenience, delays, and substantial duplication of cost for the MOD.

VII.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications and price adaptions and, in the case of Directive 2014/23/EU, average inflation in the Member State concerned)

Value excluding VAT: 96 300.00 Currency: GBP

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: 1 894 300.00 Currency: GBP