Official UK procurement notice
ISTEC Combined Support Contract
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe awarded contract is for the provision of support services in respect of weapon and sight mount systems. The contract will be for 5-year period and will include the provision of a technical support service and the procurement of additional in-service systems if required.
CPV: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services · Repair and maintenance services of firearms and ammunition · Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Authority intends to place a Combined Support Enabling Contract to support the…
The Authority intends to place a Combined Support Enabling Contract to support the in-service fleet of weapon and sight mount systems, in order to ensure they can meet their enduring and future capability needs across the UK Armed Forces Commands.
What it takes to wini
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
- 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
- 3 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
- Authority reference
700987375- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-020735- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029828Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
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 Dismounted Close Combat programme team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, has placed a 5-year contract with ISTEC Services Ltd for the Combined Support, Supply and Repair of in-service weapon and sight mount systems with the provision to procure additional systems if required.
It is considered that this Contract will be placed using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) and 16(1)(b)(i) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for Technical Reasons. This is because ISTEC Services Ltd are the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and Design Authority (DA) and are the only economic entity with the necessary technical data, knowledge and expertise, and proprietary documentation maintained by the DA necessary to provide the required technical support and undertake any Post Design Services to ensure it complies with the Authority’s specification and maintains operational performance and effectiveness of the in-service mount systems.
Without access to the proprietary documentation, technical drawings, tooling and test equipment, specific manufacturing processes and knowledge and expertise, any goods or services provided by another entity would require new testing, new verification and validation to ensure that the safety and suitability for service of the systems, operational performance and effectiveness, and the interoperability with other weapons and platforms is not compromised and that the Safety Case for the system is not invalidated. A change of supplier would also oblige the Authority to acquire goods having different technical characteristics, resulting in incompatibility between the existing platforms and weapons, affecting the support, technical publications and documentation, training, and logistics of a multiple platform fleet from that already provided and currently in-service. There would also be disproportionate cost, time and technical difficulties incurred to the Authority associated with introducing new items into the Authority’s supply chain and inventory.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated23 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISTEC Services LimitedSMESubcontracting: declared | £1,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| ISTEC Services LimitedSME | £520,834 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 020735-2021-700987375-1 · ISTEC Services LimitedSME
- Signed
- 16 Aug 2021
- Value
- £520,834
- Status
- active
ISTEC Combined Support Contract · ISTEC Services LimitedSME
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2021
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- ISTEC Services LimitedAwarded supplier
- ISTEC Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.