UNIVERSITY OF KENT

RC000656

The University of Kent, The Registry

Canterbury

CT2 7NZ

UK

Contact person: Max Hubbard

Telephone: +44 7892719788

E-mail: m.hubbard@kent.ac.uk

NUTS: UKJ4

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.kent.ac.uk/

II.1.1) Title

II.1.2) Main CPV code

34221000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

The Division of Natural Sciences were successful in receiving funding through the lenders ask process for the installation of a portable building for use as a specialist forensics ballistics testing facility. The Division have been in discussions for several months regarding building options with a specialist provider of ready fitted out forensics ballistics testing facilities and were successful in receiving further funding to enable the purchase of a larger portable building rather than the originally planned converted shipping container.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 326 200.00  GBP

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition

Justification for selected award procedure:

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive

Explanation

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 allow contracting authorities to proceed with the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice under a specific set of circumstances. The University has determined that two of these circumstances apply to this contract. The University considers that the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract under Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 is justified for the following reasons:

Circumstance 1 (article 32(2) (b))

"Where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:-

(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons"

The University have identified Energy Containment Concepts Limited as the UK's leading supplier of Ballistics facilities and specifically purpose designed forensic ranges https://www.ecc-eng.com/forensic-ranges as the only suitable supplier.

Circumstance 2 (article 32 (5) (a))

"The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public supply contracts -

(a) where the products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experimentation, study or development, but contracts awarded in reliance on this sub paragraph shall not include quantity production to establish commercial viability or to recover research and development costs"

This is a specialist mobile ballistics unit that would be used to enhance teaching and research capability within the Forensic Science programme at the University of Kent.

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2023/S 000-005948

Energy Containment Concepts Limited

05447392

19 Peel Street

Huddersfield

HD7 6BW

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: Yes

VI.4.1) Review body