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Published 23 Aug 2023, 10:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

4500000 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£4,500,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Aug 2023
Awarded to Data Link Solutions, LLC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SACC/00095 - Provision of MIDS BU2 In-Service Support and I-Level Repair for Typhoon

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of military electronic systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • DLS: NAPNOC

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
23 Aug 2023, 10:54 BST
Last source update
23 Aug 2023, 10:54 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024762
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of military electronic systems
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f633 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice; The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons; New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

The Contractor is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the MIDS BU2 Tactical Data Link Terminals and supporting equipment, all of which are complex electronic units, containing both programmable (software) and cryptographic devices. The service required by the Authority (repair, maintenance, and modification) can only be performed by the Contractor because they own and hold the technical information, tools and technical expertise necessary to perform the service and meet the Authority’s requirement.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Data Link Solutions, LLCSubcontracting: declared£4,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Bristol, UK, BS34 8JHContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Situational Awareness Command and Control Delivery Team (SACC DT)Review body Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.