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Published 10 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

SDA/NP/701549402 - Entity in Charge of Maintenance 2

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Awarded value£180,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 2 Mar 2021
Awarded to Direct Rail Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

VTN/ VEAT Notice:

Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice.

For: Confirmation of Entity in charge of Maintenance (ECM).

CPV: Railway freight wagons · Railway maintenance or service vehicles · Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons · Rolling stock

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Confirmation of Entity in Charge of Maintenance (ECM)

Confirmation of Entity in Charge of Maintenance (ECM).

The Submarine Delivery Agency's (SDA) Irradiated Fuel Management Team, a part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to award a Contract to Direct Rail Services for an initial 3 and a half years, with the option to extend for up to a further 5 years. Additional information: Current ESTIMATED value is £180,000 (excluding VAT), including options.

ITN with Direct Rail Services = March 2021

Estimated award = June 2021

A further VTN/ VEAT Notice will be published to confirm.

Extensions: Up to an additional 5 years in 1 year increments. Feasibility study into extending the life of the MODs two MODAs (railway wagons) beyond 2027. Possible life span extension work to the MODAs.

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)
  • Compliance.: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Compliance.: 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
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
10 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
Last source update
10 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
Authority reference
SDA/NP/701549402
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-004902
Classification (CPV)
Railway freight wagonsRailway maintenance or service vehiclesRailway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagonsRolling stock
Delivery area
North West (UKD)West Midlands (UKG)South West (UKK)Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029a97 Find 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 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

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:

  • absence of competition for technical reasons

It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulations 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. These are:

Direct Rail Services are the Registration Holder and Keeper for the two MOD Railway Wagons used to carry used nuclear navel fuel. Direct Rail Services are currently the only licensed nuclear fuel carrier by rail in the UK.

Publisher note: Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice. The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: · absence of competition for technical reasons It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulations 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. These are: Direct Rail Services are the Registration Holder and Keeper for the two MOD Railway Wagons used to carry used nuclear navel fuel. Direct Rail Services are currently the only licensed nuclear fuel carrier by rail in the UK.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £180,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Mar 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Direct Rail ServicesSubcontracting: declared£180,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 004902-2021-SDA/NP/701549402-1 · Direct Rail Services

    Signed
    2 Mar 2021
    Value
    £180,000
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Ash 3b #3301, MoD Abbey Wood, BRISTOL, UK, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • As section 1Review body As section 1Contact 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.