712450451 - M3 Contract Extension

CPV: Military defence services

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

21 Aug 2024, 14:07 BST

Last source update

21 Aug 2024, 14:07 BST

FTS notice number

2024/S 000-026672

Classification (CPV)

Military defence services

Delivery area

UK

Official registry OCID

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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; New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

Fires, Infrastructure and Manoeuvre Support (FIMS), part of UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), intends to extend Contract (OIP/0044) for the provision of in-service support for the M3 Amphibious Bridging System (a Wide Wet Gap Crossing Capability (WWGCC)). The contract extension will be placed with General Dynamics European Land Systems – Bridging Systems (GDELS - BS). The M3 in-service support includes provision of spares, Maintenance and Repair Organisation (MRO) repairs, Post Design Services (PDS) and other ad-hoc services.

The Contract Extension will extend the Contract to the 31 March 2027. An estimated total value of this extension will be £4.247M (excluding VAT).

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 extension of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons.

GDELS-BS is the manufacturer of the M3 system and is the only operator that has the required system-specific technical knowledge, information and tools to provide in-service support and ensure the safety of the system. GDELS-BS currently oversees the interoperability of the M3 system for both the German (DE) and British (GBR) Army M3 systems in a Joint Amphibious Engineer Battalion. It is essential that the same supplier maintains both systems to ensure interoperability of the two systems and safe operating procedures. Furthermore, the requirement to undertake Post Design Service activities, manufacture spares and to undertake repairs within the equipment’s life is not possible for an alternative supplier to undertake.

For the above reasons, there is not another supplier in the market who can provide a technical support service to the M3 Amphibious bridge

• General Dynamic European Land Systems - Bridging SystemsAwarded supplier Kaiserslautern, DEB32

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