Official UK procurement notice
704386451-MSS/139 – Spares Inclusive Upkeep of Driers and Filtration Equipment Fitted to HM Ships and Subs
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMSS/139 – Spares Inclusive Upkeep of Driers and Filtration Equipment Fitted to HM Ships and Subs.
Marine System Support (MSS) is responsible for delivering and maintaining the design intent of in-service equipment and systems through Design Management, Engineering Support, and Inventory Management. MSS is a customer-centric organisation with three Systems Project Teams (SPTs) aligned to supporting the customer’s on-board systems.
The intention is to place a Contract for a period of up to 7 (seven) years duration with L B Bentley Limited for Spares Inclusive Upkeep of LB Bentley Desiccant Dryers, LP Dryers, BA Filtration and Associated Equipment’s Fitted to HM Ships, Submarines and land-based facilities. The total estimated value of the Contract is estimated to be £4m (four million Pounds Sterling) exclusive of VAT.
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CPV: Compressed-air dryers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Marine System Support (MSS) is responsible for delivering and maintaining the design…
Marine System Support (MSS) is responsible for delivering and maintaining the design intent of in-service equipment and systems through Design Management, Engineering Support, and Inventory Management. MSS is a customer-centric organisation with three Systems Project Teams (SPTs) aligned to supporting the customer’s on-board systems.
The intention is to place a Contract for a period of up to 7 years with L B Bentley Limited for Spares Inclusive Upkeep of LB Bentley Desiccant Dryers, LP Dryers, BA Filtration and Associated Equipment’s Fitted to HM Ships, Submarines and land-based facilities. Additional information: This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis and is published for reasons of transparency.
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How this buyer will score bids.
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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).
- Lowest price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Goods
- 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
- 15 Dec 2022, 16:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Dec 2022, 16:46 GMT
- Authority reference
704386451- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-035567- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- 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; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The Marine Propulsion (MP) team within Marine Systems Support intends to place a Contract with LB Bentley for Spares Supply, Delivery, Repair, Post Design and Technical Services for Drier and Filtration systems. The estimated total value of the contract is £4M (ex VAT) over a 7-year contract duration.
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 is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 for technical and safety reasons.
The Air Dryers requiring support are installed on Royal Navy Ships & Submarines. LB Bentley is the Design Authority and manufacturer of the Air Dryers. The Contract can only be performed by LB Bentley because they hold the necessary SQEP and technical knowhow including technical data, technical overhaul manuals and manufacturing design codes required to perform this requirement. Without access to this information, this equipment cannot be maintained nor safely supported. In addition, the technical information held by LB Bentley is necessary for performing this requirement to the safety levels required by the mandatory Safety of Life at Sea and Pressure System Safety Regulation requirements. Failure to use LB Bentley would lead to significant technical and consequently safety issues.
Publisher note: This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis and is published for reasons of transparency.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| L.B. Bentley LimitedSMESpares Inclusive Upkeep of Driers and Filtration Equipment Fitted to HM Ships and SubsSubcontracting: declared | £4,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Spares Inclusive Upkeep of Driers and Filtration Equipment Fitted to HM Ships and Subs · L.B. Bentley LimitedSME
- Signed
- 15 Dec 2022
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- L B Bentley LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.