Official UK procurement notice
701212399 - Extension of CPN - CRPA, PFS and NAVFIX
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe requirement is for in-service support for Controlled Reception Position Antenna (CRPA), Precise Fixing System (PFS), and the NAVFIX System, fitted to Royal Naval and Royal Fleet Auxiliary platforms. Without enduring support, the serviceability of the navigational data distribution communication system, which is needed for Command and control, cannot be guaranteed. CRPA, PFS and NAVFIX are critical for platform navigation and deployment.
CPV: Military defence services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Extension: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Extension: 100
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
- 11 Jun 2024, 09:03 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Jun 2024, 09:03 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017947- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046ee0Find 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
- Published justification
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (the “Authority”) intends to extend contract CSA/3075 (original value £3.5M) from 9 November 2024 to 30 June 2027 with Drumgrange Ltd (the “Company”) The total value of this extended period is estimated to be around £5M.
The requirement is for in-service support for Controlled Reception Position Antenna (CRPA), Precise Fixing System (PFS), and the NAVFIX System, fitted to Royal Naval and Royal Fleet Auxiliary platforms. Without enduring support, the serviceability of the navigational data distribution communication system, which is needed for Command and control, cannot be guaranteed. CRPA, PFS and NAVFIX are critical for platform navigation and deployment.
It is considered that the award of this contract extension by way of an amendment without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (SI 1848) for technical reasons, on the basis that the contract may be awarded only to the Company for technical reasons. Only the Company possesses the expertise to deliver this requirement as only they own the specialist equipment, tooling, and only they possess the unique background knowledge, and information and understanding of these specific capabilities to meet the Authority’s technical requirements under the contract.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drumgrange LimitedSubcontracting: declared | £8,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017947-2024-1 · Drumgrange Limited
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2024
- Value
- £8,500,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Defence, Equipment & Support (Ministry of Defence)Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Drumgrange LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.