The development of a HARS system

Official notice

Authority: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: South West (UKK1)

Awarded value£15,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 4 Mar 2021no call for competition

Awarded to MIRA

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The development of an autonomous robotic concept demonstrator to conduct chemical and radiological area survey and reconnaissance

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Development of HARS

Delivery: South West

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: 4 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
Last source update: 4 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-004397
Classification (CPV): Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area: South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029882 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This requirement is going to be placed using an established Framework (Dstl R-cloud). The requirement also falls within the exemption in regulation 7(1)(l) allowing the authority to award the contract without a competition. Recital 55 of the Directive provides that “the importance of research and development in this specific field [of defence and security] justifies maximum flexibility in the award of contracts for research and development.”

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £15,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Mar 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
MIRASubcontracting: declared	£15,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 004397-2021-1 · MIRA
Signed
4 Mar 2021
Value
£15,000,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dstl

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Porton Down, Salisbury, South WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

MIRAAwarded supplier Nuneaton, West Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.