Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
E-mail: DESMHP-Commercial@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.contracts.mod.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 Provision of Maintenance and Support for the FLIR Star Safire HD EO System
Reference number: 714035451
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79714000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This requirement is for maintenance and support to the Teledyne FLIR STAR SAFIRE HD Electro-Optical (EO) Camera Turret and video system, providing Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) operational capability. This procurement is for three years core maintenance support with a 9 month option to extend.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
35721000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This requirement is for maintenance and support to the Teledyne FLIR STAR SAFIRE HD Electro-Optical (EO) Camera Turret and video system, providing Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) operational capability. This procurement is for three years core maintenance support with a 9 month option to extend.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The requirement shall include a 9 month option to extend the agreement up to a period of 3 years and 9 months.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
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.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice
Justification for selected award procedure:
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice
Explanation:
The Multi Helicopter Platforms Delivery Team, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a single source contract to commence July 2025 to FLIR Systems Ltd for the provision of maintenance support for Star Safire HD Electro-Optical/Infra-Red Systems including operator and maintainer training courses on an ad hoc basis.
It is considered that the award of this contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful and in accordance with regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracting Regulations (DSPCR) 2011. This is due to technical reasons, as it is technically impractical for an alternative supplier to meet this requirement.
The Authority intends to award the contract for five FLIR Star Safire HD (SSHD) systems for a period of up to 3 years 9 months inclusive of options, to ensure support to the platform’s Out of Service Date (OSD). The contract has an estimated value of £1.753M inclusive of VAT and options.
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
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
07/02/2025
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
FLIR Systems Limited
West Malling
ME19 4AQ
UK
NUTS: UKJ4
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:
1 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Cyber Security
Risk Assessment Ref: RAR-250206A02
Cyber Risk Profile: N/A
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence
MoD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/02/2025