Official UK procurement notice
ASH In-Service Support · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Contract is for the In-Service Support of ASH which is a repository for safety critical information on UXO for use in the support of the Armed Services of the United Kingdom, in the rendering safe and disposal of UXO worldwide.
CPV: Content management software package · Data security software package · Data services · Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services · File security software package · General utility software package · Storage management software package · Storage media loading software package · System management software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This Contract is for the In-Service Support of ASH which is a repository for safety…
This Contract is for the In-Service Support of ASH which is a repository for safety critical information on unexploded ordinance (UXO) for use in the support of the Armed Services of the United Kingdom, in the rendering safe and disposal of UXO worldwide.
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 Sept 2022, 18:59 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Nov 2022, 17:11 GMT
- Authority reference
703980455- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-031917- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036b3aFind 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 Specialist Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search (EOD&S), Exploitation & Countermeasures (“SEEC”) Delivery Team, part of Defence Equipment & Support (“DE&S”) within the UK Ministry of Defence (“MoD”), has awarded a three-and-a-half-year contract to Enterprise Services Defence and Security UK Limited for the In-Service Support of Command & Control Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Identification System, named “ASH”, with an estimated contract value of £2.2m.
ASH is a repository for safety critical information on UXO for use in the support of the Armed Services of the United Kingdom, in the rendering safe and disposal of UXO worldwide. The requirement for ASH is OFFICIAL SENSITIVE but the physical computer-based system and its incorporated information operates at SECRET UK EYES ONLY. This contract has been placed using the regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 for technical reasons as when, for technical reasons, the contract may be awarded only to a particular economic operator.
A DSPCR VTN was published 23rd September 2022 outlining the reasons for using the negotiated without prior publication procedure. This Contract was subsequently awarded 30th September 2022 and will run from 1st October 2022 to 31st March 2026.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated10 Nov 2022, 17:11 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DXC TechnologySubcontracting: declared | £2,200,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Enterprise Services Defence and Security UK Limited | £92,400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 031917-2022-703980455-1 · Enterprise Services Defence and Security UK Limited
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2022
- Value
- £92,400,000
- Status
- active
ASH In-Service Support · DXC Technology
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2022
- Value
- £2,200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- SEEC Defence Equipment & SupportMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
- Specialist Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search (EOD&S), Exploitation & Countermeasures (SEEC)Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- DXC TechnologyAwarded supplier
- Enterprise Services Defence and Security UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.