Official UK procurement notice
In-Service Support of the Antenna Outfit AZL
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Antenna Outfit AZL Project Team, part of the Combat Systems Delivery Team (CSDT) within the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) has awarded a new contract for the In-Service Support of the Antenna Outfit AZL with MSI Defence Ltd.
CPV: Maintenance and repair services · Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Antenna Outfit AZL Project Team, part of the Combat Systems Delivery Team (CSDT)…
The Antenna Outfit AZL Project Team, part of the Combat Systems Delivery Team (CSDT) within the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) proposes to raise a new contract for the In-Service Support of the Antenna Outfit AZL with MSI Defence Ltd.
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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
- 9 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-008122- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029a12Find 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
The Antenna Outfit AZL Project Team, part of the Combat Systems Delivery Team (CSDT) within the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) proposes to raise a new contract for the In-Service Support of the Antenna Outfit AZL with MSI Defence Ltd. The existing contract with MSI Defence Ltd expires on the 31st March 2021 and a new contract is planned to start on the 1st April 2021. The new contract will have a 5-year duration and be will be a Qualifying Defence Contract under the Single Source Contract Regulations.
This contract will be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 28( 1 )(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1 )(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 on the grounds of technical reasons. MSI Defence Ltd is the only economic operator in the market able to provide the required support as it is the original designer and manufacturer of the Antenna Outfit AZL, is the Design Authority and has designed, manufactured and supported the current In-Service stock holdings since the 1970s. It is therefore considered the only economic provider that has the proprietary technical information and specification relating to this product. The technical information and specifications include:
- Engineering Drawings Packs – Over 900 drawings packs detailing dimensions, tolerances and modification standards required during Survey and Refurbishments of the Antenna Outfit AZL.
- Testing Procedures and Test Tower Controls – Documentation and hardware required to test the Antenna Outfit AZL following Refurbishment and Repair.
On this basis, MSI Defence Ltd are the only provider that have the technical expertise to complete the necessary and in progress technological advances, performance improvements and regular fault-finding activities required under this contract.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated16 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSI - Defence systems LimitedSubcontracting: declared | £2,651,000 † | — | Awarded |
| MSI - Defence systems Limited | £2,426,424 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008122-2021-1 · MSI - Defence systems Limited
- Signed
- 29 Mar 2021
- Value
- £2,426,424
- Status
- active
Contract 004769-2021-1 · MSI - Defence systems Limited
- Signed
- 8 Mar 2021
- Value
- £2,651,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- MSI-Defence Systems LimitedAwarded supplier
- MSI-Defence Systems LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.