Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of the Load Effects Assessment Program (L.E.A.P)
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Army and MOD requires a system to scientifically test, assess and evaluate load carriage equipment and HFI for new, emerging and current equipment capabilities within the DCC and Light Forces domain. This is vital to successful future capability procurement, ensuring systems are useable by soldiers who are able to perform all tasks without undue hinderance caused by their equipment.
CPV: Installation services of fitness equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The requirement is to deliver a new capability to test, asses and evaluate load…
The requirement is to deliver a new capability to test, asses and evaluate load carriage equipment and HFI for new, emerging and current equipment capabilities.
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).
- 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
- 23 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-005927- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029e98Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
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
The Ministry of Defence intends to award a contract for
The Provision of the Load Effects Assessment Program (L.E.A.P) to Human Systems Incorporated using the negotiated procedure without the prior publication of a contract notice under Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (SI 1848) (Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC). This is on the basis that for technical reasons the Contract may be awarded only to the Supplier.
It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations (DSPCR of 2011) for the following technical reasons:
- HSI are the only economic entity with the expertise to undertake this requirement and the only entity that has the required NATO accreditation.
- UKMOD considers that it would be technically impractical for another entity to develop an equivalent system and achieve NATO accreditation within the timescales required.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUMAN SYSTEMS INCORPORATEDSubcontracting: declared | GIP 613,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005927-2021-1 · HUMAN SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2021
- Value
- GIP 613,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HUMAN SYSTEMS INCORPORATEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.