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The Provision of In-Service Support for INVISIO headsets
Maintenance and repair services
Repair and maintenance services of military electronic systems
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published0
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "The Provision of In-Service Support for INVISIO headsets". Published status: award. Published value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Ministry of Defence | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Recorded No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Ministry of Defence
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Ministry of Defence. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
1Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
StatusNot published | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published22 Aug 2023, 11:30 BST | Last source update22 Aug 2023, 11:30 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationMaintenance and repair services, Repair and maintenance services of military electronic systems | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03d380 | ||
What is being bought
The TacSys Service Executive (SE) within Defence Digital, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place with Marlborough Communications Ltd a 12-month contract for the provision of technical support services to Invisio Headsets
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to published status
22 Aug 2023, 11:30 BST - Official notice release published
22 Aug 2023, 11:30 BST - Buyer information updated
22 Aug 2023, 11:30 BST - Status changed to complete
2 Jun 2023, 17:09 BST - Official notice release published
2 Jun 2023, 17:09 BST - Buyer information updated
2 Jun 2023, 17:09 BST
Lots and requirements (0)
Published by the contracting authority
No lots are published for this procedure
Timeline
- Procedure published
22 Aug 2023, 11:30 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 28 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST · £9,703,626
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Marlborough Communications Limited (MCL) Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £9,703,626 · signed 28 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statistics bids: 1 electronicBids: 1 |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Ministry of Defence
Contracting authority GB-FTS-90733Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleA Single Source contract with Marlborough Communications Ltd (MCL) for the Invisio Headset is justified
as competition is absent for the following reasons:
Design Support: INVISIO© A/S Denmark who own the Intellectual Property Rights of the INVISIO Headset
system have appointed MCL as their UK partner and are not prepared to licence other suppliers to
support or supply the equipment.
Repair: Due to the complexity of the equipment, MCL as the Co-ordinating designer, are the only
contractor with the technical ability to undertake repair, maintenance and overhaul activities as they are
the only company that supply this equipment. Any other contractor would require a licence from
INVISIO®A/S to obtain the drawings and list of spare parts required to undertake design and
manufacture activities which is unlikely to be approved by INVISIO due to the presence of MCL with
whom they have an agreement.
Safety: To compete this requirement would introduce the possibility of contravention of the CNAWR and
the Defence Safety Authority (DSA) regulations as it would not be possible to ensure that another
contractor would be sufficiently qualified, within the requisite timeframes, to undertake design and
manufacture activities without including an associated unacceptable level of risk. This would result in
the Authority not being able to fulfil CNAWR safety requirements which must be fulfilled to ensure the
safe functioning of the forces. To comply with the CNAWR the principles of As Low As Reasonably
Practicable (ALARP) must be adhered to. Reasonably practicable involves weighing a risk against the
trouble, time and money needed to control it. Thus, ALARP describes the level to which the Authority
expect to see workplace risks controlled. d. The Law requires that Safety and Risk to Life are managed
to an ALARP status. This requires evidence of speed of response and that the costs are not
disproportionate to the benefit achieved. To compete this requirement would introduce the possibility
of contravention of the CNAWR and the DSA regulations as it would not be possible to ensure that
another contractor could be sufficiently qualified within the requisite timeframes to undertake design
and manufacture activities without including an associated unacceptable level of risk. This would result
in the Authority not being able to fulfil CNAWR safety requirements which must be fulfilled to ensure
the safe functioning of the forces |