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Published 30 Oct 2023, 15:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

30mm Navy Gunnery Weapon System In-service support contract

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Awarded value£50,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Oct 2023
Awarded to MSI Defence Systems Ltd (MSI-DSL)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

30mm Navy Gunnery Weapon System In-Service Support contract for the duration of 5 years from June 2024-June 2029.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of weapons and weapon systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1A contract for Availability for the 30mm Navy Gunnery Weapon System and resolution of…

A contract for Availability for the 30mm Navy Gunnery Weapon System and resolution of obsolescence. The contract will be for a duration of 5 years from June 2024-June 2029.

Delivery: East of England

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • 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
30 Oct 2023, 15:47 GMT
Last source update
30 Oct 2023, 15:47 GMT
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-032024
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of weapons and weapon systems
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041037 Find 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 International Guns, Missiles and Rockets Project Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) intends to award a 5-year contract to MSI Defence Systems Ltd (MSI-DSL) for Contracting for Availability (CfA) services for the 30mm Gun System across the Naval fleet from June 2024.

It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK notification service is lawful under Regulation 16 (1) (a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 on the grounds of the following technical reasons.

i. MSI-DSL are the OEM and Design Authority for the in-service 30mm Gunnery Systems and;

ii. have proven technical proficiency to resolve the growing obsolescence issues and;

iii. have a number of capability improvement options at a high level of technical readiness which could be embodied immediately and;

iv. as a result are the only supplier who could concurrently and efficiently manage both the ongoing in-service support and critical obsolescence resolution at a high TRL to prevent operational defects and degraded operational capability to the Fleet.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £50,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Oct 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MSI Defence Systems Ltd (MSI-DSL)Subcontracting: declared£50,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Bristol, South WestContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.