Procurement of Classification, Survey and Design Appraisal Services to support the Future In Service Support (FISS) requirement

CPV: Content or data standardization and classification services

Procedure method

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Awarded without competition

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Direct award (no call for competition)

GPA / WTO covered

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

8 Jan 2025, 15:42 GMT

Last source update

8 Jan 2025, 15:42 GMT

Authority reference

713713451

FTS notice number

2025/S 000-000549

Classification (CPV)

Content or data standardization and classification services

Delivery area

South West (UKK11)

Official registry OCID

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Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

Lloyd’s Register is the only Classification society, for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessels, that have delegated authority from the DE&S Naval Authority Group for issuing Naval Ship Stability Certification on their behalf.

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 (DSPCR) 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 DSPCR as the continued in-service support services cannot for technical reasons be carried out by a different supplier due to the mandatory statutory, regulatory and MOD standards required whilst ensuring on-going operability.

Publisher note: The MOD intends to award a Contract for the provision of Classification, Survey and Design Appraisal Services to support the FISS requirement for Royal Fleet Auxiliary Vessels to Lloyd’s Register Group Limited (“Lloyd’s Register”) for 5 years with 2 option years to extend to ensure the continued provision of in-service support. The estimated value of the Contract will be £4,200,000 excluding option years (£6,000,000 including option years).

• Lloyd's Register Group LimitedAwarded supplier08126909 London, London

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