Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Nick Rebbeck (CBRN - MOD)
Bristol
UK
E-mail: david.sully102@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.mod.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
The Supply of Microbism
II.1.2) Main CPV code
35113200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The supply of Microbism.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
384 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) team, part of the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place a contract with Teledyne-Flir via Southern Scientific for the provision of MICROBISM. MICROBISM is a project strand under LC3i which aims to address the disclosing capability to characterise both the level and extent of CBR (Chemical, Biological, Radiological) hazards in order to inform hazard avoidance and incident management.
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency. If you are interested in becoming a sub-contractor for this requirement, you should apply directly to the supplier named above.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation:
The Authority considers it can award this contract on a single source basis for both Technical Reasons and rational associated with the Protection of Exclusive Rights as the current manufacturer are the only company in the world to produce the product required. It is established that Microbism is only available from one manufacturer, Teledyne-Flir and distributed in Europe solely by Southern Scientific. The Authority considers that this contract can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice, pursuant to Regulation 16 Section A of the UK Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: 708887450
Title: The Supply of Microbism
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
29/02/2024
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
Southern Scientific LTD
Henfield
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
384 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/02/2024