INTEGRATED PLATFORM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (IPMS) TIDE CLASS ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY (RFA) TRAINING

CPV: Training software development services

Procedure method

Negotiated without publication of a contract notice

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

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

31 Aug 2023, 14:38 BST

Last source update

31 Aug 2023, 14:38 BST

FTS notice number

2023/S 000-025636

Classification (CPV)

Training software development services

Delivery area

UK

Official registry OCID

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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, intends to award a 5 year contract with a value of £461,214 to Servowatch Systems Ltd (SSL) for the provision of training to Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Systems Engineer Officers in the safe operation, maintenance, fault finding, and defect rectification of the SSL Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) fitted to TIDE class vessels. In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) as amended (in particular by SI 2020/1319). 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 (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons. This is because SSL are the manufacturers of the equipment and the only supplier with the technical knowledge and understanding to train the RFA in the effective use of the system. IPMS is crucial to the safe operation of the TIDE class vessels. There are no other suppliers who are able to produce and deliver the required training in the use of the SSL equipment and failure to procure would jeopardise safe operation and maintenance of the vessels.

• Servowatch Systems LtdAwarded supplier Heybridge, UK

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