Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: Ministry of Defence, Agencies/Misc, Other
Postal address: Corporate Commercial Delivery Team, Spruce 2B #1261, MOD Abbey Wood
Town: Bristol
NUTS code:
UKK1Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: T Love
E-mail:
toby.love103@mod.gov.ukTelephone: +44 3067983211
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.mod.gov.uk
I.2)Information about joint procurement
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Nano Unmanned Air System — Experimentation
II.1.2)Main CPV code73410000
II.1.3)Type of contractSupplies
II.1.4)Short description:
The Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Technology Office intends to procure 30 FLIR Black Hornet PRS systems (“The Product”) for research and development into a capability gap identified by Army HQ in its nano-Unmanned Air System (nUAS) space.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 1 398 975.00 GBP
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UKK1
Main site or place of performance:
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Technology Office intends to procure 30 FLIR Black Hornet PRS systems (“The Product”) for research and development into a capability gap identified by Army HQ in its nano-Unmanned Air System (nUAS) space.
The Authority requires 30 x complete nUAS systems and associated support package by 31.3.2019 in order to maximise exploitation within the STRIKE experimentation.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureAward of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below
- 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:
FLIR are the only company which can produce the number of nUAS demanded in the timeframe to the required to the specifications detailed above.
They are also capable of supplying the necessary support for an in-field experiment.
“The Product” is proven to be at a high TRL and have the breadth of in-field capability necessary to facilitate this baseline phase for the experiment.
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
IV.2.8)Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Title:
Nano Unmanned Air System — Experimentation
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:01/02/2019
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems
Postal address: Nye vakas vel 56
Town: Hvalstad
NUTS code:
UKK1Country: Norway
E-mail:
kirstin.hall@flir.comTelephone: +47 98445936
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 1 400 000.00 GBP
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 398 975.00 GBP
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
Advertising Regime OJEU: This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk
GO Reference: GO-201949-DCB-14781830
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: Ministry of Defence, Agencies/Misc, Other
Postal address: Spruce 2B #1261, Abbey Wood South
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail:
toby.love103@mod.gov.ukTelephone: +44 3067983211
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.3)Review procedure
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtainedOfficial name: Ministry of Defence, Agencies/Misc, Other
Postal address: Spruce 2B #1261
Town: AbbeyWood
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail:
toby.love103@mod.gov.ukTelephone: +44 3067983211
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:09/04/2019
