Provision of a Resonant Acoustic Mixer (OmniRAM) and Associated Services

CPV: Chemical industry machinery · Detection and analysis apparatus · Industrial machinery · Industrial process control equipment · Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Mechanical shakers · Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery · Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery · Purchase · Shakers and accessories

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

Goods

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

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

16 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST

Last source update

30 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT

Authority reference

DSTL/AGR/01261/01

FTS notice number

2021/S 000-029750

Classification (CPV)

Chemical industry machineryDetection and analysis apparatusIndustrial machineryIndustrial process control equipmentIndustrial process control equipment and remote-control equipmentLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Mechanical shakersMiscellaneous general and special-purpose machineryMiscellaneous special-purpose machineryPurchase

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Shakers and accessories

Delivery area

South West (UKK15)

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; The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice

• The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development
• The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:

absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

It is considered that this 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.

This is because the Resodyn OmniRAM is the only RAM platform of its scale available worldwide to support the manufacture of energetic materials as required by the Authority. A detailed assessment of market capability in the energetics sector – both nationally and internationally – including extensive interaction with international research partners, has been undertaken by Authority subject matter experts to confirm the technical exclusivity of the equipment.

The OmniRAM will be an enabler for several international research collaboration projects and is an essential requirement in undertaking comparable processing activity that guarantees compatibility in both existing and future research.

The OmniRAM is an essential requirement to ensure that the end-to-end process required by Dstl research programmes is achieved. This process will support the efficient delivery of research projects whilst also providing an increased level of safety in dealing with hazardous materials.

Research of market capability in the energetics sector (as detailed above) has confirmed that there are no alternative solutions which could achieve the required processes. The Contractor is the sole UK/European reseller of the Resodyn OmniRAM system and is therefore the only Contractor that can deliver this requirement for the Authority.

Submission deadline

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Submission channel

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• The Falcon Project LimitedAwarded supplier 25 Withington Drive, Astley, Manchester, North West, M29 7NW