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712450451 - M3 Contract Extension
Military defence services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "712450451 - M3 Contract Extension". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Ministry of Defence | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
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Coverage: 249 active published awards; 99 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published21 Aug 2024, 14:07 BST | Last source update21 Aug 2024, 14:07 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationMilitary defence services | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-049294 | ||
What is being bought
In-Service Support to the M3 Amphibious Bridging System
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
21 Aug 2024, 14:07 BST - Official notice release published
21 Aug 2024, 14:07 BST - Buyer information updated
21 Aug 2024, 14:07 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedStatus not publishedPublished valueNot publishedIn-Service Support to the M3 Amphibious Bridging SystemContract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
21 Aug 2024, 14:07 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 21 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards General Dynamic European Land Systems - Bridging Systems Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract Not published · signed 21 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statistics highestValidBidValue: 4247000 (lot 1) lowestValidBidValue: 4247000 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Ministry of Defence
Contracting authority GB-FTS-5483Documents (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleFires, Infrastructure and Manoeuvre Support (FIMS), part of UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), intends to extend Contract (OIP/0044) for the provision of in-service support for the M3 Amphibious Bridging System (a Wide Wet Gap Crossing Capability (WWGCC)). The contract extension will be placed with General Dynamics European Land Systems – Bridging Systems (GDELS - BS). The M3 in-service support includes provision of spares, Maintenance and Repair Organisation (MRO) repairs, Post Design Services (PDS) and other ad-hoc services.
The Contract Extension will extend the Contract to the 31 March 2027. An estimated total value of this extension will be £4.247M (excluding 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 extension 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 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons.
GDELS-BS is the manufacturer of the M3 system and is the only operator that has the required system-specific technical knowledge, information and tools to provide in-service support and ensure the safety of the system. GDELS-BS currently oversees the interoperability of the M3 system for both the German (DE) and British (GBR) Army M3 systems in a Joint Amphibious Engineer Battalion. It is essential that the same supplier maintains both systems to ensure interoperability of the two systems and safe operating procedures. Furthermore, the requirement to undertake Post Design Service activities, manufacture spares and to undertake repairs within the equipment’s life is not possible for an alternative supplier to undertake.
For the above reasons, there is not another supplier in the market who can provide a technical support service to the M3 Amphibious bridge |