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Published 4 Oct 2023, 14:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

COLLABORATE: Providing rapid solutions to CBR problems

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: London (UKI31)South West (UKK15)
Framework ceiling (notional)£3,200,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 8 Dec 2023awarded 22 Nov 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement is to understand, prevent, protect and recover from materials of defence concern, including chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) agents. The COLLABORATE project sits within the Emerging Technology Hub and aims to work in partnership with the supplier to access rapid solutions to CBR problems.

Dstl wish to establish a flexible, hybrid contract: Year 1 (T0+12 months) will consist of defined tasks and additional tasks will be added to Years 2, 3 and 4 via a call off contract.

CPV: Research laboratory services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 1 bids received (1.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1*This is an awarded contract*AwardedPublished value£3,200,000

*This is an awarded contract*

The requirement is to understand, prevent, protect and recover from materials of defence concern, including chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) agents. The COLLABORATE project sits within the Emerging Technology Hub and aims to work in partnership with the supplier to access rapid solutions to CBR problems.

Delivery: London, South West
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Refer to ITT on the DSP

What this means for your bid
  • “COLLABORATE: Providing rapid solutions to CBR problems” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Oct 2023, 14:57 BST
Last source update
8 Jan 2024, 13:39 GMT
Award evaluation window
8 Nov 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000503
Classification (CPV)
Research laboratory services
Delivery area
London (UKI31)South West (UKK15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0407ee Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
Appointment period ends
8 Dec 2023, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Nov 2023, 23:59 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

contracts.mod.uk/web/login.html ↗

Timeline

8 Nov 2023 → 8 Jan 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    8 Nov 2023, 23:59 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    8 Dec 2023, 23:59 GMT
  3. Notice published
    8 Jan 2024, 13:39 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    8 Jan 2024, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jan 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Jan 2024, 13:39 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    8 Jan 2024, 13:39 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Nov 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • COLLABORATE: Providing rapid solutions to CBR problems

    Signed
    22 Nov 2023
    Value
    £3,200,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence SP4 0JQ, Salisbury, South WestContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Defence Science and Technology LaboratoryReview body Salisbury

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.