Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2018-03-13
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Communications and Situational Awareness (CSA)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 31711000
Estimated value: 500000 GBP

Technical requirements: Extension to existing contract with Drumgrange Ltd for post design services, spares and repairs for Precise Time & Frequency Equipment (PTFE) (Outfit FSF) for a further period of 1 year to 31.3.2019.
Defence Equipment and Support Group (DE&S), communications and situational awareness project team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to extend an existing Contract with Drumgrange Ltd for post design services, spares and repairs for Precise Time & Frequency Equipment (PTFE) (Outfit FSF) for a further period of 1 year to 31.3.2019.
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (the “Authority”) intends to extend an existing contract, CSA/1081, with Drumgrange Ltd (the “Company”) for post design services, spares and repairs for Precise Time & Frequency Equipment (PTFE) (Outfit FSF) for a further period of 1 year to 31.3.2019.
This extension of contract will enable continuation of support for these in service equipments. The estimated value of this contract over the 1 (one) year period is 500 000 GBP, (Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling).
The extension of contract will continue to cover the support of the existing legacy Precise Time and Frequency Equipment (PTFE) (Outfit FSF).
It is considered that the contract can be extended pursuant to article 32(2)(b)(ii) of Directive 2014/24/EU and regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
The Ministry of Defence owns the existing legacy Precise Time and Frequency Equipment (PTFE) (Outfit FSF) which is fitted to all Type 23 Frigate, Landing Platform Dock (LPDs), T45 Destroyer and HMS Collingwood training establishment. Outfit FSF is the prime source of timing for specific communications equipment fitted within these platforms. Outfit FSF is declared obsolete but in order to sustain the operational capability it must be maintained until a replacement is procured. Drumgrange Ltd, the design authority and original equipment manufacturer, is the only economic operator with the necessary technical knowhow, tooling and test equipment to carry out the contract. Proprietary information owned by Drumgrange Ltd includes technical drawings and data sets which are necessary to support the Equipment to the required standard. Furthermore, the Company is the only organisation that owns the legacy test jigs and tooling required to perform diagnosis, repairs and cannibalisation of the equipment.
This VEAT Notice is not a request for Expressions of Interest (EoI) so please do not apply to be invited to tender.
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.
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-2018312-DCB-12059583


Winner: Drumgrange Ltd
Award value: 500000