Official UK procurement notice
BPMS Mk1 Update · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Battery Powered Management System (BPMS) is fitted on the Light Gun L118 and provides power to the Automatic Pointing System (APS). The current BPMS are obsolete and this contract will update the systems so they are fit for purpose.
CPV: Towed artillery
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Goods
- 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
- 24 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002397- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04341bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
In accordance with regulation 6 of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations (DSCPR) 2011, this procurement falls within the remit of the DSPCR 2011. The Authority considers this contract can be awarded under Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) technical reasons which applies when, for technical reasons, or for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights, the contract may be awarded only to a particular economic operator; and regulation 16(1)(a)(iv) extreme urgency which applies when (but only if it is strictly necessary) for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by, and not attributable to the contracting authority the time limits specified in regulation 17 for the restricted procedure or regulation 18 for the negotiated procedure.
Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) technical reasons
Tthe batteries contain significant quantities of Lithium-Ion cells and therefore must be handled very carefully and with a full knowledge and understanding of the design. The incumbent supplier already has capability of these batteries without the additional need or cost of safety testing, minimising the time delay when conducting acceptance testing relating to safety. They are also able to address the safety issues caused by the obsolescence of existing cells as these will be managed in accordance with their quality management procedures. By continuing with Lincad, the safety case will remain valid.
In addition, we do not have the right to give the background IPR to a 3rd party and this could lead to technical difficulties as well as a risk to safety. There is a lack of design information available to a 3rd party. There could be significant risk to the integrity and the current safety case would become invalid.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincad LtdSME | £600,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002397-2024-1 · Lincad LtdSME
- Signed
- 24 Jan 2024
- Value
- £600,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Defence Equipment & SupportReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lincad LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.