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Procurement of 70x High Mobility Truck Variant (HMTV) Platforms and Associated Support Items
Armoured military vehicles
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "Procurement of 70x High Mobility Truck Variant (HMTV) Platforms and Associated Support Items". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Ministry of Defence | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Ministry of Defence
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Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
1Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 |
Published20 Feb 2023, 14:31 GMT | Last source update20 Feb 2023, 14:31 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationArmoured military vehicles | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-037385 | ||
What is being bought
This contract will procure 70x High Mobility Truck Variant (HMTV) platforms and associated support items to mitigate shortfalls against the current fleet as well as Future Soldier structures.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
20 Feb 2023, 14:31 GMT - Buyer information updated
20 Feb 2023, 14:31 GMT - Status changed to complete
6 Oct 2022, 15:25 BST - Official notice release published
6 Oct 2022, 15:25 BST - Buyer information updated
6 Oct 2022, 15:25 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedThis contract will procure 70x High Mobility Truck Variant (HMTV) platforms and associated support items to mitigate shortfalls against the current fleet as well as Future Soldier structures. The Contract includes an option to procure additional quantities of the platform, noting that there is no obligation on the Authority to invoke.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
20 Feb 2023, 14:31 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 9 Feb 2023, 00:00 GMT · £75,734,444
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Supacat Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Procurement of 70x High Mobility Truck Variant (HMTV) Platforms and associated support items £75,734,444 · signed 9 Feb 2023, 00:00 GMT · active |
Bid statistics bids: 1 (lot 1) electronicBids: 1 (lot 1) smeBids: 1 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Ministry of Defence
Contracting authority GB-FTS-47823Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThe Vehicle Support Team (VST), as part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), have placed a contract with Supacat Limited for the procurement of additional HMTV platforms and associated support items such as CES and training support.
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 was not 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.
This is because procuring an alternative HMTV platform solution is not considered reasonable in this instance 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 weapon systems, all of which are currently established for the current in-service Supacat HMTV platforms and would introduce a level of risk that is not acceptable to the Authority.
In addition, it would not meet the Authority’s requirement to introduce different platforms with different support solutions when deployed on contingent operations.
Existing modifications and theatre specific role fits would not be compatible with an alternative platform without significant effort to integrate.
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.
Supacat Limited are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for the HMTV platform(s) and they are the sole manufacturer of the HMTV vehicles 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, Supacat Limited are the only economic operator capable of manufacturing this capability and meeting this requirement.
This vehicle is currently deployed on multiple Operations around the world and further procurement is required to mitigate shortfalls against the current fleet as well as Future Soldier structures. As such, procurement of anything other than the HMTV model from Supacat Limited would fail to meet the Authority’s requirement and would introduce a level of risk that is not acceptable to the Authority. |