Notice Information
Notice Title
FNHUK Combined Support Services Contract
Notice Description
The Authority intends to award a contract to FNH UK Ltd for the provision of combined support, supply and repair services in respect of the UK Armed Forces Commands in-service fleet of machine guns that comprise of: Heavy Machine Gun (HMG), Light Machine Gun (LMG) variants, General Purpose Machine Gun Mount, PAC24 General Purpose Machine Gun Mount, and the 81mm Mortar ancillaries. The contract will be for a 5-year period and will include the provision of a technical support service and will enable the procurement of additional in-service weapons, if required.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This contract will provide a combination of support, supply and repair services for the in-service fleet of machine guns that comprise of: Heavy Machine Gun (HMG), Light Machine Gun (LMG) variants, General Purpose Machine Gun Mount, PAC24 General Purpose Machine Gun Mount, and the 81mm Mortar ancillaries, that will ensure the UK Armed Forces Commands can meet their enduring and future capability needs. This contract will include the provision of a technical support service and enable the procurement of additional in-service weapons, if required.
Options: Options will be available on the contract to procure additional in-service weapons and/or ancillaries. There will not be an option available to extend the term of the contract.
Procurement Information
The Dismounted Close Combat programme team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a 5-year contract with FNH UK Ltd for the Combined Support, Supply and Repair of the in-service fleet of machine guns that comprise of: Heavy Machine Gun (HMG), Light Machine Gun (LMG) variants, General Purpose Machine Gun Mount, PAC24 General Purpose Machine Gun Mount, and the 81mm Mortar ancillaries, that includes a technical support service and the provision to procure additional in-service weapons, if required. In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 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 the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for Technical Reasons. This is because FNH UK Ltd are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Design Authority (DA) and are the only economic entity with access to the necessary technical information, knowledge and expertise, for the machine guns and ancillaries comprised in this contract. FNH UK Ltd are the only economic entity with the capability and access necessary to provide the required technical support to ensure it complies with the Authority's specification, maintains the operational performance and effectiveness of the weapon systems, and ability to underwrite the integrity of any possible modifications to the weapons systems as a result of a potential safety investigation. As part of the Contract, should the Authority wish to procure additional equipment comprised under this single-source framework enabling arrangement during the contract term, FNH UK Ltd is the only supplier able to supply the current in-service weapons. A change of supplier would oblige the Authority to acquire different weapons with different technical characteristics that would affect the interoperability of the equipment. Having users that were trained and operating similar weapons with different characteristics would lead to an unacceptable level of safety risk with the operational performance of the weapons, even if additional configuration control measures, training measures, supplementary technical documentation and user manuals were in place.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-031151
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002743-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
35321300 - Machine guns
50620000 - Repair and maintenance services of firearms and ammunition
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Jan 20224 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Jan 20224 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Lisa Sinfield
- Contact Email
- lisa.sinfield100@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3001666082
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 8JH
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice URLs
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