Official UK procurement notice
Lifting Equipment Safety Management Systems (LESMS) Operators and Managers Course
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward of contract for Lifting Equipment Safety Management Systems (LESMS) Operators and Managers Course
CPV: Specialist training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 29 Nov 2024, 19:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Jan 2025, 21:22 GMT
- Authority reference
713223457- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001959- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c154Find 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, intends to award a 5 year contract with a value of £128,600 to Imes International Ltd for the provision of training to Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) personnel in use of the Lifting Equipment Safety Management System (LESMS). 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 IMES are the manufacturers of the LESMS and the only supplier with the technical knowledge and understanding to train the RFA in the effective use of the system. This training is crucial in the effective operation of the Lifting Equipment Safety Management System. There are no other suppliers who are able to produce and deliver the required training in the use of the LESMS as IMES do not allow any other company to provide this and failure to procure would jeopardize safe operation and maintenance of this system across all RFA vessels.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMES International LtdSME | £128,400 † | — | Awarded |
| IMES International LtdSMESubcontracting: declared | £128,600 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lifting Equipment Safety Management Systems (LESMS) Operators and Managers Course · IMES International LtdSME
- Signed
- 12 Jan 2025
- Value
- £128,400
- Status
- active
Contract 038686-2024-713223457-1 · IMES International LtdSME
- Signed
- 29 Nov 2024
- Value
- £128,600
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- IMES International LtdAwarded supplier
- Imes International LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.