Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Operational Infrastructure
Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Contact person: Rob Franklin
Telephone: +44 3067987316
E-mail: robert.franklin105@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
Power Capability Extension (PCE)
Reference number: OI/0064
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50111000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Fleet management, repair and maintenance services. Power Capability Extension (PCE) seeks to manage the provision of General Purpose Power (GPP) as an interim solution between the end of the two contracts that provide the current provision for capability in July 2022 and the delivery of the replacement provision, Manoeuvre Power (Man-P), in 2027 (estimated). Man-P is scoped to combine the two GPP requirements into a single provision and is anticipated to be a competitive procurement.
GPP provides support for equipment including electrical power generators across the 2 kW to 40 kW range and electrical distribution equipment in 3 and 1 phase variants. It supports numerous applications in the Land Environment; to support command systems, communications equipment and deployable medical facilities. GPP is required in diverse climatic conditions across the world for extended periods and is therefore a key component of the Army’s operating capability.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
100 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The PCE fleet of equipment to be supported will be comprised of two components – the first (Component 1) to be provided as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), and the second (Component 2) to be met solely by the PCE Contractor.
The contract duration will be for 6 (six) years, but with options to extend by up to a further 4 (four) years, to a maximum duration of 10 (ten) years:
— maximum of 1 (one) year from contract award to set up the service and physically transition equipment to the contractor, to commence full CFA in July 2022,
— 5 (five) years of CFA service through to July 2027,
— contract extensions of 4 (four) x one (1) year options, for additional CFA service,
— additional purchases of equipment/services in line with the requirement.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
— contract extensions of 4 (four) x one (1) year options, for additional CFA service,
— additional purchases of equipment/services in line with the requirement.
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
The contract has not been awarded. This notification is of intention to place a contract.
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:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
Operational Infrastructure, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a new contract, OI/0064 Power Capability Extension (PCE).
The new PCE contract seeks to manage the provision of General Purpose Power (GPP) as an interim support solution in order to transition to Manoeuvre Power (Man-P). Man- P will combine GPP requirements into a single provision, which is anticipated to a be a competitive procurement in 2027 (estimated).
The PCE support contract shall be for a period of up to 6 years (4 Option years) to provide in-service support until the new Manoeuvre Power capability is in service. It is anticipated that the contract value will be GBP 65 million for the 6 year term, rising to an additional GBP 35 million, should all option years be invoked.
It is considered that current competition is cancelled and the PCE contract can be placed with the current incumbent, Powerfield Limited (T/A Rolls Royce Distributed Generation Systems) using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. This is because Powerfield Ltd (T/A Rolls Royce Distributed Generation Systems was the only successful supplier to pass the Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ) stage. Therefore, only Powerfield Ltd (T/A Rolls Royce Distributed Generation Systems) has the technical capability, knowledge, resources and ability to manage the provision of GPP.
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:
2020/S 170-412643
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: OI/0064
Title: Power Capability Extension (PCE)
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
15/11/2020
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
Powerfield Ltd (T/A Rolls-Royce DGS)
Barlow Drive, Woodford Park, Winsford
Cheshire
CW7 2JZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1606596699
E-mail: sarah.baines@rolls-royce.com
NUTS: UKD6
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.rolls-royce.com/products-and-services/defence/land/distributed-generation-systems-land.aspx
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: 65 000 000.00 GBP
Total value of the concession/lot:
100 000 000.00
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-20201116-DCB-17374055
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Operational Infrastructure
#4140, Elm 1C
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Telephone: +44 3067987316
E-mail: robert.franklin105@mod.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Operational Infrastructure
#4140, Elm 1C
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Telephone: +44 3067987316
E-mail: robert.franklin105@mod.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Other
#4140, Elm 1C
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Telephone: +44 3067987316
E-mail: robert.franklin105@mod.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/11/2020