Official UK procurement notice
Analysis and Repair of Cryptographic Computers
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAnalysis and Repair of Cryptographic Computers
CPV: Computer-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Single source procurement for Analysis and Repair of Cryptographic Computers from…
Single source procurement for Analysis and Repair of Cryptographic Computers from Hensoldt France SAS (Design Organisation)
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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).
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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- 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
- 1 Jun 2023, 15:06 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Jun 2023, 15:06 BST
- Authority reference
70774750- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-015587- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d306Find 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
- Published justification
Single Source Procurement for Provision of a support contract for Mode 5 crypto computers from Hensoldt France SAS (FRANCE)
Voyager Delivery Team (DT), as part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to award a contract to Hensoldt France SAS for the support and maintenance of the QRTK3BNG and QRTK4NG crypto computers. These are Controlled Cryptographic Items (CCI) used on Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems. This particular type CCI has been classified as Type 2: Unclassified and encrypted equipment for government information that requires safeguarding due to data sensitivity
The contract is intended to be let for a 3-year period, plus 2 option years with an anticipated contract value of £0.300M
Reason for Award:
Hensoldt France SAS are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the crypto computers used for Mode 5 on Voyager. They are the only organisation that can service and repair the units due to technical reasons.
Accordingly, 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 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 due to technical reasons.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hensoldt France SASSubcontracting: declared | £300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Analysis and Repair of Cryptographic Computers · Hensoldt France SAS
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2023
- Value
- £300,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Ministry of Defence, Defence Equipment and SupportReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hensoldt France SASAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.