Official UK procurement notice
CLS for AS90 Turret Trainers
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTraining and simulation in firearms and ammunition. CLS for AS90 Turret Trainers.
CPV: Training and simulation in firearms and ammunition
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Training Simulation Systems Programme within
The Training Simulation Systems Programme within
Defence Equipment and Support, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a three-year
contract (with seven one-year option years) with Van Halteren Metaal (VHM). The contract would
be for the provision of Post Design Services (PDS) and Contractor Logistic Support (CLS) for the AS90
Turret Trainers (AS90TT) systems. AS90TT uses a complex Ammunition Recognition System (ARES)
with electro/hydraulic functionality devices to achieve the required training capability.
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
- 18 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
- Authority reference
701712452- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-026030- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ed1bFind 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
It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 (DSPCR) for Technical reasons. VHM is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Design Authority (DA) for the AS90
Turret Trainers. Only VHM has the specific technical know-how to provide modifications and design alterations/enhancements to the existing AS90 Turret Trainer systems. VHM own and have sole access to the Ammunition Recognition System (ARES), specification information,
circuit diagrams, interface data, which are critical elements of the systems and necessary to provide ongoing support to the requirement. For these technical reasons, the contract may
only be awarded to VHM.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Halteren Metaal BVSubcontracting: declared | £7,150,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 026030-2021-1 · Van Halteren Metaal BV
- Signed
- 10 Sept 2021
- Value
- £7,150,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Van Halteren Metaal BVAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.