Official UK procurement notice
Provision of SIM Cards for British Forces Gibraltar
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBritish Forces Gibraltar requires mobile phone SIM cards for calls, text and data.
CPV: SIM cards
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1BF Gibraltar requires approximately 100 SIM Cards with calls, texts and data to…
BF Gibraltar requires approximately 100 SIM Cards with calls, texts and data to support operations. Phone numbers supplied must have the Gibraltar international dial code (+350) and retain current phone numbers.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Feb 2023, 08:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Feb 2023, 08:51 GMT
- Authority reference
707009451- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-005498- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
British Forces Gibraltar, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to enter into a contract with Gibtelecom Ltd for the supply of approximately 100 mobile SIMS for users based in Gibraltar, including calls and data packages. The contract will be for 3 years with a further two, 1 year options and have a value of approximately £230k.
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 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 (as required by in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 32(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons.
This is because Gibtelecom Ltd is the only supplier able to provide SIMS with a phone number with a Gibraltar International Dialling Code (+350), thereby allowing current numbers to be retained.
Publisher note: Contract commencement date is anticipated to be 1st April 2023. The contract has not been awarded.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibtelecom LtdSMESubcontracting: declared | £230,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005498-2023-1 · Gibtelecom LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2023
- Value
- £230,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Thomas StanwayReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Gibtelecom LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.