Official UK procurement notice
10000000 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a Last Time Buy (LTB) of Air Circuit Breakers (ACB).
CPV: Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Secretary of State for Defence (the “Authority”) intends to award a Supply…
The Secretary of State for Defence (the “Authority”) intends to award a Supply contract to Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd for the provision of a Last Time Buy (LTB) of Air Circuit Breakers (ACB). The Contract has an estimated value of £10M (incl. VAT).
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 for technical reasons. It is believed that the services to be provided under the contract can only be supplied by Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd as the Design Authority (DA). Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd designed, specified and manufactured all the switchboards for A-Class platforms, this included the specification and design of circuit breakers intrinsic to the switchboard.
Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd sourced the ACBs from ABB. The ABB ACB was selected by Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd as the only available ACB that would meet platform requirements safety, integration and spatial specifications.
There is no effective alternative supplier for the ACB’s that could conduct the required work on the equipment, only these can meet the required safety standards to prevent single failure. Equally the SQEP and technical documentation is placed with the DA (Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd) and as such they are best placed to execute this technical knowledge to meet the Safety and Quality specifications to meet platform requirements.
Only the original switchboard DA (Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd) currently have the knowledge and expertise to execute the engineering works and procurement activities with ABB.
Therefore, the Authority considers that in order to maintain the safety of the platform and personnel only Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd are able to supply the ACBs supplied from ABB and as such contracting with Rolls Royce is essential.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Lowest price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Feb 2024, 12:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Feb 2024, 12:07 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005793- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043c1dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms from a supplier which is definitively winding up its business activities
- Published justification
The Secretary of State for Defence (the “Authority”) intends to award a Supply contract to Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd for the provision of a Last Time Buy (LTB) of Air Circuit Breakers (ACB). The Contract has an estimated value of £10M (incl. VAT).
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 for technical reasons. It is believed that the services to be provided under the contract can only be supplied by Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd as the Design Authority (DA). Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd designed, specified and manufactured all the switchboards for A-Class platforms, this included the specification and design of circuit breakers intrinsic to the switchboard.
Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd sourced the ACBs from ABB. The ABB ACB was selected by Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd as the only available ACB that would meet platform requirements safety, integration and spatial specifications.
There is no effective alternative supplier for the ACB’s that could conduct the required work on the equipment, only these can meet the required safety standards to prevent single failure. Equally the SQEP and technical documentation is placed with the DA (Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd) and as such they are best placed to execute this technical knowledge to meet the Safety and Quality specifications to meet platform requirements.
Only the original switchboard DA (Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd) currently have the knowledge and expertise to execute the engineering works and procurement activities with ABB.
Therefore, the Authority considers that in order to maintain the safety of the platform and personnel only Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd are able to supply the ACBs supplied from ABB.and as such contracting with Rolls Royce is essential.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolls Royce Solutions UK LtdProvision of a Last Time Buy (LTB) of Air Circuit Breakers (ACB)Subcontracting: declared | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of a Last Time Buy (LTB) of Air Circuit Breakers (ACB) · Rolls Royce Solutions UK Ltd
- Signed
- 21 Feb 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | £9,000,000 – £9,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Rolls Royce Solutions LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.