Official UK procurement notice
Command and Staff Trainer (CAST) Contractor Logistic Support and Post Design Services
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Training Simulation Systems Programme within Defence Equipment and Support, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is issuing this notice to alert suppliers that the previously advertised Contract Award Notice for Contractor Logistic Support (CLS) and Post Design Services (PDS) for the Command and Staff Trainer (CAST) Contract had the incorrect duration and did not include the value of Option Years. The original Contract Notice stated the price of first 3 (three) years of the contract which was £7,255,512.00 and it did not include the value of the 4 (four) option years. The awarded contract is with Raytheon Systems Limited (RSL) with an estimated total contract value of £19,071,439.00 for the initial three-years and the additional 4 (four) 1 (one)-year option years.
CPV: Training simulators
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The requirement is for the provision of Contractor Logistic Support (CLS) and Post…
The requirement is for the provision of Contractor Logistic Support (CLS) and Post Design Services (PDS) for the Command and Staff Trainer (CAST). CAST represents a synthetic training system which facilitates Collective Training (CT) from levels 4 to 6, representing higher formation battle training for commanders and their staff, enabling planning and execution of operations within a simulated virtual environment
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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 morei
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
- Goods
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Jan 2023, 19:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Jan 2023, 19:05 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-001189- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
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
It is considered that placement of this contract using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a contract notice is lawful pursuant Regulation 16 (1) (a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for Technical Reasons. Raytheon Systems Limited (RSL), as the original Equipment Manufacturer and own the software for the Advanced Battlefield Computer System (ABACUS), which is an integral part of the CAST system. They are therefore the only supplier who has access to the necessary technical data, source code and design drawings to be able to provide CLS which is the provision of a managed service for the maintenance and repair of existing equipment, which is integral to the delivery of CAST. Further for the reasons previously stated, only RSL has the specific skills, know-how and experience to provide Post Design Services (PDS) for modifications and design alterations/enhancements to the existing software due to this technical knowledge. For these technical reasons, the Contract may only be awarded to RSL.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raytheon Systems Limited UKSubcontracting: declared | £19,071,439 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Command and Staff Trainer (CAST) Contractor Logistic Support and Post Design Services · Raytheon Systems Limited UK
- Signed
- 13 Jan 2023
- Value
- £19,071,439
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Training and Simulation Systems Programme (TSSP)Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Raytheon Systems Limited UKAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.