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Published 30 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NBCSSJ Continuation Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Awarded value£650,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Nov 2020
Awarded to Abbott Risk Consulting Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Naval Base Command Devonport Team, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Abbott Risk Consulting Limited (ARC) for the continuation of work, commenced but not completed, under contract NBCD/00114 – ‘Supply of a Project Management Service to maintain and update as required the Naval Base Commanders Site Safety Justification (NBCSSJ) and other associated work at HM Naval Base Devonport, Plymouth’, which expired on the 31st October 2021. The proposed contract shall be for the period between the 10th December 2021 - 03rd January 2023 and shall have an estimated total contract value of £650,000 (pound sterling).

In accordance with Regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this contract falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that this contract can be awarded without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons.

This is because Abbot Risk Consulting Limited have committed 16 months to date, on the production of the relevant Safety Case documentation and has the necessary site specific knowledge to complete it to the standards required by the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator.

CPV: Nuclear safety services · Safety cases

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This contract is intended to enable the continuation of work commenced, but not…

This contract is intended to enable the continuation of work commenced, but not completed, under contract NBCD/00114 – ‘Supply of a Project Management Service to maintain and update as required the Naval Base Commanders Site Safety Justification (NBCSSJ) and other associated work at HM Naval Base Devonport, Plymouth’, which expired on the 31st October 2021. The proposed contract shall be for the period between the 10th December 2021 - 03rd January 2023 and shall have an estimated total contract value of £650,000 (pound sterling). The contract is reserved for work streams already commenced, including Safety Case documentation which to date has had 16 months of work committed by Abbot Risk Consulting Limited.

Delivery: South West · HMNB Devonport

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
  • Lowest price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
30 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
Last source update
30 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
Authority reference
702042450
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-029754
Classification (CPV)
Nuclear safety servicesSafety cases
Delivery area
South West (UKK41)
Official registry OCID
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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 Naval Base Command Devonport Team, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Abbott Risk Consulting Limited (ARC) for the continuation of work, commenced but not completed, under contract NBCD/00114 – ‘Supply of a Project Management Service to maintain and update as required the Naval Base Commanders Site Safety Justification (NBCSSJ) and other associated work at HM Naval Base Devonport, Plymouth’, which expired on the 31st October 2021. The proposed contract shall be for the period between the 10th December 2021 - 03rd January 2023 and shall have an estimated total contract value of £650,000 (pound sterling).

In accordance with Regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this contract falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that this contract can be awarded without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons.

This is because Abbot Risk Consulting Limited have committed 16 months to date, on the production of the relevant Safety Case documentation and has the necessary site specific knowledge to complete it to the standards required by the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator.

Publisher note: The Naval Base Command Devonport Team, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Abbott Risk Consulting Limited (ARC) for the continuation of work, commenced but not completed, under contract NBCD/00114 – ‘Supply of a Project Management Service to maintain and update as required the Naval Base Commanders Site Safety Justification (NBCSSJ) and other associated work at HM Naval Base Devonport, Plymouth’, which expired on the 31st October 2021. The proposed contract shall be for the period between the 10th December 2021 - 03rd January 2023 and shall have an estimated total contract value of £650,000 (pound sterling). In accordance with Regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this contract falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that this contract can be awarded without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. This is because Abbot Risk Consulting Limited have committed 16 months to date, on the production of the relevant Safety Case documentation and has the necessary site specific knowledge to complete it to the standards required by the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £650,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Nov 2020
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Abbott Risk Consulting LtdSMESubcontracting: declared£650,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence NBC(D) Commercial, Naval Base HQ, HMNB Devonport, Plymouth, South West, PL2 2BGContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Submarine Delivery AgencyReview body PlymouthContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.