Purchase of Immediate Critical Spares

Official notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: France (FR)

Awarded value£959,419published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 25 Jan 2024no call for competition

Awarded to L'hotellier S.A.S

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of critical spares.

CPV: Fire extinguishers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Provision of critical spares via an immediate purchaseAwarded

Delivery listed: France (FR)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: Goods
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Feb 2024, 14:31 GMT
Last source update: 19 Feb 2024, 14:31 GMT
Authority reference: 709878450
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-005396
Classification (CPV): Fire extinguishers
Delivery area: France (FR)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043b2d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with 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.
On the basis that the Authority has insufficient rights to pass the necessary data and information to undertake the requirement to third parties and that only the Contractor as Original Equipment Manufacturer and approved Design Organisation the purpose of this contract. Which includes but not limited to retaining the full system design, build and integration expertise and knowledge. L’Hotellier possess the relevant technical know-how and ownership of the designs, drawings, and manufacturing data packs. The Contractor is the only company with access to this necessary knowledge this includes the intimate knowledge and understanding of the existing equipment used across multiple Air Defence platforms to provide the necessary services. Furthermore, only the Contractor can provide certification of the safety and interoperability of the equipment and through-life maintenance and calibration work where necessary to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £959,4191 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jan 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
L'hotellier S.A.SImmediate Purchase of spares	£959,419 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Immediate Purchase of spares · L'hotellier S.A.S
Signed
25 Jan 2024
Value
£959,419
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence, Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence NH1, Abbeywood South, Bristol, UK, BS34 8JHContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Defence Equipment and SupportReview body Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

L'hotellier S.A.SAwarded supplier Paris, FR

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.