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Published 23 Jan 2024, 12:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Maritime Sensor Enhancement Team - M-SET

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 11 Dec 2023
Awarded to Thales UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Maritime Combat Systems Team, part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Thales UK Limited for the in-service support (including maintenance and obsolescence and stock management) of the following items of equipment fitted across the United Kingdom Royal Navy submarine and surface ship fleet (the Equipment): Sonars 2050, 2054, 2076, 2087, 2093, 2193; UAA4, UAT, UAT(16); T&V Class Periscopes; AJU,AJN & AXA Masts; AVS; Orphan MRE and NEP Cabinets (the Contract). Such in-service support includes the provision of spare parts, repair and maintenance activity and safety certification.

CPV: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services · Repair and maintenance services of security and defence materials

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
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Single Source: 100%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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 Jan 2024, 12:56 GMT
Last source update
1 Feb 2024, 08:34 GMT
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003288
Classification (CPV)
Defence services, military defence services and civil defence servicesRepair and maintenance services of security and defence materials
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0433be Find 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

It is considered that the Contract can be placed with Thales UK Limited using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the United Kingdom Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (SI 1848) on the basis that for technical reasons the Contract may be awarded only to Thales UK Limited. Thales UK Limited is the original equipment manufacturer of the Equipment and alone has the accumulated know-how required to support, and certify the safety of, the Equipment in accordance with the technical requirements of the Contract.

Publisher note: VTN Information:- Notice Reference - 2023-042288 Notice Number - 2023/S 000-023048

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Buyer details updated
    1 Feb 2024, 08:34 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextNotice Title · V—Maritime Sensor Enhancement Team - M-SET
—TextII.1.4 - Short description of the contract or purchase(s) · II(subject to the Authority's exercise of break options in the contract)(subject to the Authority's exercise of Review Points in the Contract).

Deletion of wording (subject to the Authority's exercise of break options in the Contract), to be replaced with (subject to the Authority's exercise of Review Points in the Contract).

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Thales UK Limited——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 002247-2024-701578537-1 · Thales UK Limited

    Signed
    11 Dec 2023
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Defence

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

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.