Official UK procurement notice
Seafox Follow on Support Contract
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDefence Equipment and Support Group (DE&S) part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (“the Authority”) intends to place a contract with Atlas Elektronik (AEUK) for the Follow on Support of Seafox MDS until March 2030.
CPV: Mine sweeping services · Unmanned underwater vehicles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Authority’s requirement is for the provision of in-service support to a complex…
The Authority’s requirement is for the provision of in-service support to a complex system configured of multiple integrated sub-systems which is further integrated with multiple complex third-party systems. System capability (including technical interoperability between complex third-party systems,) must be sustained in order to ensure effective operational capability of the UK’s Royal Navy Fleet.
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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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Single Source: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Single Source: 100
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
- 28 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
- Authority reference
701480380- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-009212- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
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
- Published justification
It is considered that pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation 16(a)(ii) of the EU Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011), this contract can be placed using the Negotiated procedure without prior publication of a Contract Notice for technical reasons where the contract may be awarded only to a particular economic operator, as detailed in this notice.
Atlas Elektronik (AEUK) are the only supplier with access to the necessary means, tools and specific know-how and expertise to provide these support services to ensure that the equipment, the platforms in which they are fitted and all function effectively and safely. AEUK are licenced by their parent company AE GmbH (the OEM and Design Authority) to have access to the system’s required technical information, technical drawings and data. Without access to these documents and data it is not possible to fulfil this requirement as it would not be possible to meet all the required standards, including safety and technical standards. As the only economic operator with the required access AEUK are the only operator that can fulfil this requirement.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Elektronik UK LimitedSubcontracting: declared | £36,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Seafox Follow on Support Contract · Atlas Elektronik UK Limited
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2021
- Value
- £36,000,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UKAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.