Type 31 Identification Friend or Foe (with FSS)

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id

SHIPACQ/216

Status

complete

Published risks

None

Above Threshold

Yes

Procurement Method

direct

Main Procurement Category

goods

Procurement Method Details

Direct award

Why this procedure was chosen

The Fleet Solid Support (“FSS”) Delivery Team and the Type 31 Delivery Team, which are part of the UK Ministry of Defence (the “Authority”), propose to place a contract with Leonardo UK Ltd (Company Registration Number 02426132) (the “Company”) for the provision of three (3) Mode 5 Identification Friend-or-Foe Systems (the “Systems”) to be integrated onto the Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels (the “RFA Vessels”) along with technical information and equipment spares (the “Goods”). The proposed contract will also include an ability for the Authority to obtain technical support from the Company (the “Services”). The proposed contract has an estimated value of £12,500,000 (twelve million five hundred thousand pounds) ex VAT and a duration of five (5) years. This procurement falls to be governed by the Procurement Act 2023 (the “PA23”) Chapter 3, Section 41: Direct Award in Special Cases. It is considered that direct award of the proposed contract is lawful in accordance with PA23 Schedule 5(6)(a)(b) which relates to an absence of competition for technical reasons for the following reasons. It is considered that direct award is lawful in accordance with paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 PA 2023 due to an absence of competition for technical reasons. There is an absence of competition for technical reasons as no other supplier (other than the Company) is able to supply the Systems and Goods or provide the Services that meet MoD’s requirements and there are no reasonable alternatives to the Systems, Goods and/or Services. Further, the Systems and Goods are required to have the same technical characteristics as existing systems and goods that are already in operation across wider UK MoD platforms. Operating systems and goods with different technical characteristics simultaneously across multiple RFA Vessels and UK MOD platforms would cause disproportionate technical difficulties in the operation and maintenance of the existing systems, goods and services. In particular, it would cause safety and operational user risk to arise, particularly with regards to the Cryptographic elements of the Systems, the Goods and the Services.

Lots and requirements

Items and delivery

Published documents

Planning and budget

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Award information

Recorded locations

• Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS34 8JH · United Kingdom