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Published 13 Jan 2023, 19:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Command and Staff Trainer (CAST) Contractor Logistic Support and Post Design Services

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Awarded value£19,071,439published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Jan 2023
Awarded to Raytheon Systems Limited UK

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Training Simulation Systems Programme within Defence Equipment and Support, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is issuing this notice to alert suppliers that the previously advertised Contract Award Notice for Contractor Logistic Support (CLS) and Post Design Services (PDS) for the Command and Staff Trainer (CAST) Contract had the incorrect duration and did not include the value of Option Years. The original Contract Notice stated the price of first 3 (three) years of the contract which was £7,255,512.00 and it did not include the value of the 4 (four) option years. The awarded contract is with Raytheon Systems Limited (RSL) with an estimated total contract value of £19,071,439.00 for the initial three-years and the additional 4 (four) 1 (one)-year option years.

CPV: Training simulators

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The requirement is for the provision of Contractor Logistic Support (CLS) and Post…

The requirement is for the provision of Contractor Logistic Support (CLS) and Post Design Services (PDS) for the Command and Staff Trainer (CAST). CAST represents a synthetic training system which facilitates Collective Training (CT) from levels 4 to 6, representing higher formation battle training for commanders and their staff, enabling planning and execution of operations within a simulated virtual environment

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The contract is for initial 3 years and include 4 x 1 year options

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • 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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Jan 2023, 19:05 GMT
Last source update
13 Jan 2023, 19:05 GMT
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-001189
Classification (CPV)
Training simulators
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03978e Find a Tender
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; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

It is considered that placement of this contract using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a contract notice is lawful pursuant Regulation 16 (1) (a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for Technical Reasons. Raytheon Systems Limited (RSL), as the original Equipment Manufacturer and own the software for the Advanced Battlefield Computer System (ABACUS), which is an integral part of the CAST system. They are therefore the only supplier who has access to the necessary technical data, source code and design drawings to be able to provide CLS which is the provision of a managed service for the maintenance and repair of existing equipment, which is integral to the delivery of CAST. Further for the reasons previously stated, only RSL has the specific skills, know-how and experience to provide Post Design Services (PDS) for modifications and design alterations/enhancements to the existing software due to this technical knowledge. For these technical reasons, the Contract may only be awarded to RSL.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £19,071,4391 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Raytheon Systems Limited UKSubcontracting: declared£19,071,439 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Command and Staff Trainer (CAST) Contractor Logistic Support and Post Design Services · Raytheon Systems Limited UK

    Signed
    13 Jan 2023
    Value
    £19,071,439
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Bristol, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Training and Simulation Systems Programme (TSSP)Review body Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.