Official UK procurement notice
OME Safety Review Panel OSRP Review FY22/23-FY23/24 and Training Package Update
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDE&S requires a robust Independent Review Body (IRB) for inherent OME safety as a component of the MOD’s assurance regime. This requires assurance of inherent OME safety which shall be provided through the independent peer review of documentary evidence undertaken by an OSRP (OME Safety Review Panels).
CPV: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services · Safety consultancy services
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
- 24 Oct 2022, 16:26 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Oct 2022, 16:26 BST
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-029961- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037bbaFind 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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
Defence Equipment and Support, Weapons Engineering Pillar (Eng Pillar), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 18-month contract, with the option to extend 1 additional year, to Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd (FNC Ltd) for the provision of Specialist Support for OME Safety Review Panels (OSRP) and an Online Training uplift in line with Certification.
The Contract is to be placed with FNC Ltd as they are the only supplier with the pre-requisite knowledge, experience and delegated Authority to conduct an OSRP Panel on behalf of the Eng Pillar.
The Contractor is required to have the following specific knowledge:
i. Extensive experience in the OSRP Process and its application for wider Defence assurance and articulation of limitations and Provisions.
ii. Recent experience in conducting OSRP including sufficient Chairs Letters of Delegation (LODs).
iii. Extensive knowledge of MoD DSA 03.OME Part 1 Chapter 13.
iv. Ability to access compliance with DSA 02.OME to comply with the Defence Ordnance Safety Regulator Regulations.
v. Capability to maintain and develop the existing OSRP training Version 1.1.
vi. Extensive knowledge of the technical and safety implications of conducting an OSRP panel.
It is considered that the 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 Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited | £6,652,885 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 029961-2022-DOSG/ENG/0114-1 · Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited
- Signed
- 24 Oct 2022
- Value
- £6,652,885
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Frazer-Nash Consultancy LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.