Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Explosives Ordnance Disposal Remote Controlled Vehicle In-Service Support
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis programme is for continued Contract Logistics Support and Post Design Services (PDS) tasking to one hundred and twenty-two (122) Remote Controlled Vehicles (RCVs) which are an essential component of meeting the Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search requirement for EOD operations in the Contingent and Military Aid to Civil Authorities (MACA) roles.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1During 2017, STARTER was procured and initially served as a fleet of 56 platforms for…
During 2017, STARTER was procured and initially served as a fleet of 56 platforms for deployment on Contingent Operations . Later during 2019 an additional 66 platforms were procured for use on MACA .
As STARTER is for Contingent Operations it is imperative that as many repairs as possible can be conducted at Level 1 and Level 2 . L3 Harris Technologies’ RCV has been specifically designed for ease of maintenance. This includes a modular design that enables easy break-down for repair and maintenance. A total of 66% of all major assemblies and components can be repaired / installed at maintenance Levels 1 or 2.
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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).
- Lowest price
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
- 9 Oct 2024, 15:32 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2024, 15:32 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-032456- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a736Find 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
- Published justification
In accordance with regulation 4 of the Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 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. There are technical impracticability and interoperability issues which would prevent another supplier from providing the required services.
The Authority are procuring directly with L3Harris Technologies Inc following confirmation the company is the Original Equipment Manufacturer. L3Harris Technologies Inc have managed the current STARTER contract for the last 7-years which is when it was brought into service.
The STARTER System has a modular design that which, only with access to the equipment manuals and technical publications, enables easy break-down for repair and maintenance. Any manuals, technical publications, drawings or expertise knowledge which are owned by L3Harris Technologies Inc have not and will not be released to a third Party supplier. Without the release, access to of the manuals or technical publications it would not be possible for another Supplier to fulfil the requirement or to perform any modifications or equipment repairs throughout the duration of the contractual agreement.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| L3 Harris Technologies IncSubcontracting: declared | £15,337,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 032456-2024-712283451-1 · L3 Harris Technologies Inc
- Signed
- 9 Oct 2024
- Value
- £15,337,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Solider, Training and Special Programmes (STSP), Specialist & Autonomous Mobility (SAM) Delivery TeamReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- L3 Harris Technologies IncAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.