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Procurement of 500x Palletised Loading System (PLS) Platforms with an option to increase and extend contract quantity and duration

Flatbed and Tipper trucks
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "Procurement of 500x Palletised Loading System (PLS) Platforms with an option to increase and extend contract quantity and duration". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of DefenceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Ministry of Defence. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
10.3Bids / Report
12.5% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
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Coverage: 15 active published awards; 8 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published9 Aug 2023, 00:57 BST
Last source update9 Aug 2023, 00:57 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationFlatbed and Tipper trucks
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03ee1e
What is being bought
Estimated value excluding VAT: Range £250m and £350m Ex VAT covering the procurement of 500x platforms across FY23/24. It is estimated that the contract for the 500x platforms will total between £250m - £350m. This may increase by further platforms to fulfil the total Land Fleet Requirement of 1827 platforms and therefore have an increased potential total value of up to £1Bn. This option is only relevant if contractual options are invoked, noting that the Authority has no obligation to do so. Any future procurements would be subject to separate Business Case approval.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Aug 2023, 00:57 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    9 Aug 2023, 00:57 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    9 Aug 2023, 00:57 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    The contract will be for the purchase of 500 x PLS Platforms to the contracting authority and will contain options for purchasing additional quantities of PLS Platforms. This contract will cover the procurement of PLS Platforms to mitigate shortfalls against the current Land Fleet Requirement to meet Future Soldier structures.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    9 Aug 2023, 00:57 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 4 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST · £350,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV)
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£350,000,000 · signed 4 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-FTS-27003
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  • Ministry of Defence
    buyer

    BRISTOL, UK
    deborah.hambridge100@mod.gov.uk

  • Ministry of Defence
    reviewBody

    Vehicle Support Team, Cedar 1A, MOD Abbey Wood, BRISTOL, BS34 8JH

  • Ministry of Defence
    mediationBody

    Vehicle Support Team, Cedar 1A, MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH

  • Ministry of Defence
    reviewContactPoint

    Vehicle Support Team, Cedar 1A, MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS348JH

  • Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV)
    supplier

    BRISTOL, UK
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
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Procedure rationaleThe Vehicle Support Team (VST), as part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to award a two-year contact with the value of approximately £350m excluding VAT to Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles UK Ltd for the purchase of 500 x PLS Platforms with an option to extend for a maximum period of 5-years for purchase of additional quantities of PLS Platforms. In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement 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 the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for Technical Reasons. RMMV are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for the PLS platform(s)), and they are the manufacturer of the Support Vehicle fleet and owners of the IPR. The Authority does not own or have a right to obtain or provide to third parties the proprietary information and documentation regarding these platforms. Manufacture of these platforms by a third party is not considered possible without direct OEM support and access to the proprietary information. Therefore, as the OEM, RMMV are the only economic operator capable of manufacturing this capability and meeting this requirement within the timeframe required. This vehicle is currently deployed on multiple Operations around the world and further procurement is required to mitigate shortfalls against the Land Fleet Requirement to meet Future Soldier structures. As such, procurement of anything other than the PLS model from RMMV would fail to meet the Authority’s requirement and would introduce a level of risk that is not acceptable to the Authority. Furthermore, procuring an alternative PLS platform solution from another supplier is not considered a viable option due to the significant additional technical and interoperability complexity that would be introduced, including but not limited to platform interoperability issues, including safe recovery procedures, safe transport procedures and safe integration with UK equipment and flat racks, all of which are currently established for the current in-service RMMV platforms. Any new vehicles must be interoperable with current recovery systems and fault diagnostic equipment. Failure to achieve a coherent fleet would substantially reduce effectiveness and introduce a level of risk that is not acceptable to the Authority. In addition, introducing different platforms with different support solutions when deployed on contingent operations would not be compatible with the Authority’s requirements existing support solutions, modifications and theatre specific role fits would not be compatible with an alternative platform without significant effort to integrate. Finally, increased training burden associated with a mixed fleet of platforms, which would include new training material to ensure safe operation of platforms, does not meet the User’s requirement and set pre-deployment training activities. Accordingly, the Authority’s view is that the award of a contract under regulation 16(1)(a)(ii)- technical reasons ground has been met.