Official UK procurement notice
Support to DSAPF and SABRE
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMaintenance, in service support, repairs, provision of spares and query answering service of DSAPF and SABRE containers
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of security and defence materials
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Feb 2023, 14:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Feb 2023, 14:17 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-005684- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ac20Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The contract has as its object services listed in Annex II B to the directive
- Published justification
The Lightning Delivery Team (LDT), part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to award a 5 year contract to Drehtainer GmbH for the provision of DSAPF/SABRE maintenance, in service support, repairs, provision of spares and query answering service.
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 UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) (as amended).
Drehtainer GmbH are the sole manufacturer of the DSAPF and SABRE containers, and of the parts and equipment used to connect the containers which then become bespoke installations constructed to a standard which is acceptable to both UK and US Security Accreditors, allowing them to operate at the highest security levels.
Drehtainer GmbH are the only holders of the technical and design information, and therefore only this company has the technical know-how, bespoke tools and equipment that is necessary to carry out maintenance and repairs to fulfil the contract, and also answer queries without compromising the security accreditation. Loss of security accreditation would have an unacceptable impact on UK F35 operational capability. The MOD does not hold, nor does it have the right to obtain or use, the necessary documentation and information from Drehtainer GmbH and cannot authorise a third party to carry out maintenance work on this equipment.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drehtainer GmbHSubcontracting: declared | £970,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Support to DSAPF and SABRE · Drehtainer GmbH
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2023
- Value
- £970,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | £970,000 – £970,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Lightning Delivery TeamReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DREHTAINER GmbHAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.