Official UK procurement notice
Stabilised Weapon System · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement and Support of a Stabilised Weapon System.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of weapons and weapon systems · Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Dismounted Close Combat Programme Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence,…
The Dismounted Close Combat Programme Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a contract with Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Limited, the sole UK agent for AIMLOCK USA which is the manufacturer for the capability to undertake baseline trials by the OEM to support the procurement decision by the Authority for the supply and support of a stabilised weapon system that meets the following Key requirements.
- Shoulder fired stabilised system.
- Man Portable.
- Walk on walk off.
- No adaptation of host platform.
- AR15 Compatible
- No mechanical interruption of shot release, direct release of shot through User action. Additional information: This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis and is published for reasons of transparency. If you are interested in becoming a subcontractor for this requirement, you should apply directly to the supplier named.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Lowest price
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
- 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 Feb 2023, 15:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Feb 2023, 15:26 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004230- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a4d2Find 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
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI No.2019/697) this procurement shall be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR 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 placed using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) and is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR for technical reasons.
Following the responses to an RFI published 7 November 2022 and closed 30 November 2022 under procurement reference: 705780450 to determine if there are alternative solutions available in the market, AIMLOCK USA represented by their sole UK Agent Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Limited remained the only company that has a viable solution available that could potentially meet the Authority’s technical requirements.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Edgar (Liverpool) LimitedSubcontracting: declared | £20,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Stabilised Weapon System · Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Limited
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2023
- Value
- £20,000,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ian Edgar (Liverpool) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.