Official UK procurement notice
SACC/00095 - Provision of MIDS BU2 In-Service Support and I-Level Repair for Typhoon
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSACC/00095 - Provision of MIDS BU2 In-Service Support and I-Level Repair for Typhoon
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of military electronic systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Service Works
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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).
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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).
- DLS: NAPNOC
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- 23 Aug 2023, 11:05 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Aug 2023, 11:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024763- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f634Find a Tender
- 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; New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
VTN Notice – SACC/00095
The Situational Awareness Command and Control (SACC) Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (the Authority), intends to award a contract for the provision of In-Service Support and I-Level Repair for MIDS BU2 Terminals in the UK with Data Link Solutions LLC (the Contractor) for 3 years. The estimated value is £4.5m ex VAT.
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement shall be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations (DSPCR) 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 DSPCR 2011 for technical reasons as the Contractor owns the relevant technical information relating to the equipment and only the Contractor has the required technical expertise and know-how necessary to fulfil the requirement.
The Contractor is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the MIDS BU2 Tactical Data Link Terminals and supporting equipment, all of which are complex electronic units, containing both programmable (software) and cryptographic devices. The service required by the Authority (repair, maintenance, and modification) can only be performed by the Contractor because they own and hold the technical information, tools and technical expertise necessary to perform the service and meet the Authority’s requirement. The contract cannot be performed without access to that technical information and, no licences have been granted to any party, including the Authority, to obtain the drawings, specifications, etc. for the Link 16 Tactical Data Link Terminals. The Authority does not have the right to provide to third parties the relevant technological information and documentation required to fulfil this requirement. As such Data Link Solutions, LLC is the only Contractor capable of providing the required support and repairs to the MIDS BU2 Tactical Data Link Terminals in order to meet the Authority’s requirement.
The Cyber Risk profile is Low. The reference for the RAR is: 581855598
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Link Solutions, LLCSubcontracting: declared | £4,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 024763-2023-SACC/00095-1 · Data Link Solutions, LLC
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2023
- Value
- £4,500,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Situational Awareness Command and Control Delivery Team (SACC DT)Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Data Link Solutions, LLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.