Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a distributed secure system enabling connection of expertise to deployed problem sets. This challenge is focused on how to network digital manufacturing.
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a distributed secure system enabling connection of expertise to deployed problem sets. This challenge is focused on how to network digital manufacturing.
CPV: Industry specific software development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/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
- 18 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-020265- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d698Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
UK Strategic Command (UKStratCom), part of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), “The Authority”, intends to award a contract with a value of £150k (ex VAT) to Wippet Ltd for the provision of a distributed, secure, platform for Digital Manufacturing enabling connection of rear based expertise to forward deployed problem sets (the “Platform”). This challenge is focused on how to network digital manufacturing.
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this contract falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that this contract can be awarded without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons.
This is because Wippet Ltd developed the Platform, building on their existing solution, as a proof of concept under the terms of a previous contract with the Authority. The Platform is a technically advanced solution using a Cloud based solution developed to an Enterprise solution for testing, evaluation and experimentation. Only Wippet Ltd therefore has access to the technical specifications, design and technical information, expertise, knowledge and know-how necessary to now develop the Platform to a full defence capability.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wippit LtdSMESubcontracting: declared | £150,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 020265-2021-701578414-1 · Wippit LtdSME
- Signed
- 18 Aug 2021
- Value
- £150,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Wippit LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.