Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Personal Locator Beacon's (PLB's) - Contract Award Notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPersonal Locator Beacons are held onboard submarines for use in the event of a Distressed Submarine (DISSUB) event resulting in an escape or surface abandonment scenario. There is currently a requirement for additional Personal Locator Beacons to support all In-Service platforms. This ITT seeks to fulfil the capability gap with a procurement of 336 Personal Locator Beacons.
CPV: Beacons · Submarines
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£400,000
What it takes to wini
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).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 31 Mar 2023, 08:22 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Aug 2023, 13:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
706499450-PEDT/0037- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024179- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b78bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 May 2023, 09:00 BST
Timeline
5 May 2023 → 17 Aug 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline5 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened8 May 2023, 09:00 BST
- Notice published17 Aug 2023, 13:39 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Aug 2023- Status changed to complete17 Aug 2023, 13:39 BST
- Buyer details updated17 Aug 2023, 13:39 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BriarTek Inc.SMESupply of Personal Locator Beacon's (PLB's) | £151,200 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply of Personal Locator Beacon's (PLB's) · BriarTek Inc.SME
- Signed
- 15 Aug 2023
- Value
- £151,200
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Platform Equipment Delivery TeamReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BriarTek Inc.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria