Official UK procurement notice
APAC24 Support · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, has awarded a 4 year contract with a value of up to £475,997.49 to BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd for the provision of support to the Royal Navy’s APAC 24 boat, in particular general onboard systems hardware and software upgrade and modification. In accordance with regulation 4 of Defence and Security Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI No. 2019/697, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR 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 award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 because competition is absent for technical reasons. This is because the Contractor alone as design authority possesses the specific technological expertise and knowledge and access to relevant information including data in proprietary software to undertake the work and ensure system compatibility with existing APAC hardware [both aboard the APAC from a structure and stability, naval architecture and overall platform safety and integrity perspective and from a fleet-wide perspective] and can alone provide a safety case to meet the reasonable requirements of the MOD. Furthermore access to physical equipment to be used in undertaking the work is exclusive to BAE and will not be available to any other supplier
CPV: Vessel repair services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1APAC24 Support ServicesAwarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Aug 2022, 12:37 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Oct 2023, 17:03 BST
- Authority reference
705019451- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029165- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036271Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
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 Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, has awarded a 4 year contract with a value of £475,997.49 to BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd for the provision of support to the Royal Navy’s APAC 24 boat, in particular general onboard systems hardware and software upgrade and modification. In accordance with regulation 4 of Defence and Security Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI No. 2019/697, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR 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 award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 because competition is absent for technical reasons. This is because the Contractor alone as design authority possesses the specific technological expertise and knowledge and access to relevant information including data in proprietary software to undertake the work and ensure system compatibility with existing APAC hardware [both aboard the APAC from a structure and stability, naval architecture and overall platform safety and integrity perspective and from a fleet-wide perspective] and can alone provide a safety case to meet the reasonable requirements of the MOD. Furthermore access to physical equipment to be used in undertaking the work is exclusive to BAE and will not be available to any other supplier
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAE Systems Surface Ships LtdSubcontracting: declared | £510,000 † | — | Awarded |
| BAE Systems Maritime Services | £475,997 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
APAC24 Support · BAE Systems Maritime Services
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2023
- Value
- £475,997
- Status
- active
Contract 023604-2022-1 · BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd
- Signed
- 24 Aug 2022
- Value
- £510,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- BAE Systems Maritime ServicesAwarded supplier
- BAE Systems Surface Ships LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.