Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Portsmouth
UK
E-mail: Gary.Cornish100@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Annual Upgrade of WADER Software Plan
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72212781
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of annual upgrade plan for WADER sonar range prediction software
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 218 765.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of annual upgrade plan for WADER sonar range prediction software
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option is included for additional 1 years upgrade
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
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
The Royal Navy, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 2-year initial contract
with contractual options for 1 further year (total contract term 3 years), with a total contract
value of £1,218,767.00 (excluding vat), to Ocean Acoustic Developments Ltd for the
provision of an Annual Upgrade Plan for WADER sonar range prediction software to MOD.
In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit)
Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement falls to be regulated under the
provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) as amended (in particular
by SI 2020/1319). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the
European Union is no longer appropriate.
It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice
in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in
accordance with regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015 because competition is absent for
technical reasons. The MOD needs to be able to access software upgrades, updates,
software development, and technical support and training for the WADER software, which
can only be met by Ocean Acoustic Developments Ltd who, as the developer and owner of
the source code in the software, is the only supplier with the necessary source code,
technical skills and expertise to deliver the ongoing support requirements under the Annual
Upgrade Plan.
IV.1.8) Information about 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
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-034576
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ocean Acoustic Developments Ltd
Bude
EX23 8BX
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 218 765.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence
Portsmouth
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/10/2024