Official UK procurement notice
705165452 - MADFOX Support
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES ONLY - this contract has already been awarded.
IR35 has been assessed and does not apply
A Cyber Risk Assessment has been raised under RAR-XNWJJJPPS with a Cyber Risk Profile of Very Low
CPV: Vessel repair services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Integration of Buccaneer System to MADFOX vesselAwarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Dec 2022, 16:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Sept 2023, 13:54 BST
- Authority reference
705165452- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-026951- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038d87Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
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 Contractor alone as design authority possesses the specific technological expertise and knowledge and access to relevant information including data in proprietary software to undertake the work and ensure system compatibility with existing MADFOX hardware [both aboard the MADFOX from a structure and stability, naval architecture and overall platform safety and integrity perspective and from a fleet-wide perspective] and can alone provide a safety case to meet the reasonable requirements of the MOD. [Furthermore access to physical equipment to be used in undertaking the work is exclusive to L3 and will not be available to any other supplier]
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| L3 Harris Autonomous Surface Vehicles LtdMADFOX Support | £22,388 † | — | Awarded |
| L3 Harris Autonomous Surface Vehicles LtdSubcontracting: declared | £371,676 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
MADFOX Support · L3 Harris Autonomous Surface Vehicles Ltd
- Signed
- 9 Mar 2023
- Value
- £22,388
- Status
- active
Contract 035421-2022-1 · L3 Harris Autonomous Surface Vehicles Ltd
- Signed
- 14 Dec 2022
- Value
- £371,676
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- MoD PorstsmouthReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- L3 Harris Autonomous Surface Vehicles LtdAwarded supplier
- L3 Harris Autonomous Surface Vehicles LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.