Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, ISTAR, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Delivery Team (CBRN DT)
Yew 3a, Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
E-mail: kate.french103@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
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
PENLIKE.
Reference number: CBRN/00217B
II.1.2) Main CPV code
35113200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical and Radiological protection equipment. Initial purchase with option for ongoing re-buy of Casualty Protective Equipment (CPE).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
367 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
PENLIKE Lot 3 — Human Remains Retrieval System (HRRS)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
35113200
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
Supply of Human Remains Retrieval Systems.
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
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 restricted procedure
Explanation:
The Defence Equipment and Support (‘DE&S’), Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Delivery Team (‘CBRN DT’), which is part of the UK Ministry of Defence (the ‘MOD’), intends to award a contract to ISOVAC Products LLC (the ‘Company’) for Project PENLIKE Lot 3 — The Supply of Human Remains Retrieval Systems (the ‘Contract’). The term of the Contract is 5 years.
It is considered that this contract may be entered into using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 28(1)(a) of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation 16(1)(a)(i) of Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) in the absence of suitable tenders in response to a restricted procedure conducted by the MOD. The MOD publicised its intention to seek offers in relation to the Contract in a contract notice published in the Official Journal on 4.10.2016 and issued its Invitation to Tender on 30.11.2016. The Company alone submitted a compliant tender, but its tender was not suitable on affordability grounds. The terms of the proposed Contract offered in the discontinued procedure have not been substantially altered in the negotiated procedure conducted under Article 28(1)(a) of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation 16(1)(a)(i) of Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011).
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2016/S 191-344229
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Lot No: 3
Contract No: CBRN/00217B
Title: PENLIKE
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
31/10/2017
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
ISOVAC Products LLC
1306 Enterprise Dr. Suite A, Illinois
Romeoville
IL 60446
US
NUTS: UKK11
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: 367 000.00 GBP
Total value of the concession/lot:
367 000.00
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-2017111-DCB-11314964.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, ISTAR, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Delivery Team (CBRN DT)
Yew 3a Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/11/2017