Official UK procurement notice
705851450 - Winch Person Communications FTS CAN
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract Award Notice
- This contract was placed with AXNES AS, after a Competitive DPQQ (Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire) resulted in only one supplier, providing a successful response. This resulting in a “failed competition”.
- The nature of the contract is for the Provision of the PNG Wireless Intercom System inclusive of Repair and Maintenance and associated equipment for the UK MOD Puma requirement.
- The award criteria was based on the following:
a. Successful DPQQ and Commercial compliance throughout all stages of the tender process.
b. The price of was deemed acceptable for the requirement and associated support package.
c. AXNES AS provided a detailed commercial and technical response to the tender to the provision of the equipment and technical support. This included compliance against the Authority’s requirement, including interface with the Puma fleets Aircrew equipment as well as meeting the technical requirements to remain fully operative within UK MOD operational environments of the Puma Mk2 fleet.
- A thorough commercial and technical evaluation criteria was undertaken by the Authority, regarding AXNES AS’ response to the tender. This was deemed to be a successful and the contract was placed on 22 June 2023 with an expiry of 31 March 2025.
CPV: Radio equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Winch Person Communication System for Aerial SupportAwarded
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).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- 5 May 2023, 15:30 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Aug 2023, 21:11 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023157- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c6deFind 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
- Published justification
The Secretary of State for Defence (the “Authority”) intends to enter into a Contract with Axnes AS for the provision of a Winch Person Communications system and technical support. This equipment will be fitted to the Puma platforms. The contract has an estimated value of £421,000.00 inclusive of VAT and a duration of two years.
It is considered that this Contract can be placed as Single Source in accordance with Regulation 16 (1)(a)(i) Absence of tenders or suitable tenders due to the results of a failed competition during the Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire process which was advertised on the 30th January 2023 and closed on the 28th February 2023.
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Aug 2023- Procurement method changed8 Aug 2023, 21:11 BST
- Buyer details updated8 Aug 2023, 21:11 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axnes ASWINCH PERSON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMSubcontracting: declared | £420,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Axnes ASWinch Person Communications | £343,920 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winch Person Communication System for Aerial Support | 1bids | — | — | — |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £410,000 – £421,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- MOD Abbey WoodReview body
- UK Ministry of DefenceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.