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MGCC Working at Height

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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13 Apr 2022 at 09:50

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has completed a tender process for the project titled "MGCC Working at Height," focusing on construction work for bridges. This procurement falls under the works category and was initiated to secure a working at height safety system for Medium Girder Bridge (MGB) sets. The procurement was conducted as a limited process, specifically negotiated without the publication of a prior contract notice. The contract, valued at approximately £3.85 million, was awarded on 13 April 2022, and WFEL Ltd was selected as the supplier for these additional works necessary to comply with current safety regulations.

This opportunity presents significant potential for businesses specialising in construction safety systems, engineering, and works related to bridge construction. Companies that have experience with compliance to Health and Safety Executive (HSE) legislation will be particularly well-suited to compete in similar future tenders. The nature of these works necessitates a collaborative approach, making it advantageous for partnerships between experienced manufacturers and innovative engineering firms to enhance the overall safety and efficiency in projects governed by stringent safety standards.

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Notice Title

MGCC Working at Height

Notice Description

manufacture and procurement of a working at height safety system for the Medium Girder Bridge (MGB) sets

Lot Information

Lot 1

manufacture and procurement of a working at height safety system for the Medium Girder Bridge (MGB) sets

Procurement Information

The Operational Infrastructure programme team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place a Contract with WFEL Ltd for the provision of demonstration and manufacture of a working at height safety system for the Medium Girder Bridge (MGB) sets which was not included in the original MGB Manufacture Contract. The length of the contract will be 4 and the value approximately PS3.85M. This safety system has become necessary because standard safety equipment and systems of work across all bridge configurations are now required to ensure compliance with current Working at Height legislation (WaH). The current risk to life from a WaH accident during construction of an MGB is a Class C risk. In order to comply with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) legislation based on Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) the Army (as the employer) must do all they can to reduce the risk of working at height (WaH) to ALARP. The value of these additional works is less than 50% of the value of the consideration payable under the original contract. 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)(d)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 additional works. These additional works cannot for technical reasons be carried out or provided separately from those under the original contract without major inconvenience to the MOD because the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) has already been contracted through an Assessment Phase Contract to investigate and propose a WAH Safety Solution. The End User (Army) have paid for and reviewed this proposal and are content that it will meet the WaH legislation and wish to proceed with WFEL's proposed solution which is currently being developed into a prototype ready to trial. Any deviation from this chosen solution will cause a time delay to the introduction of critical safety equipment and be an economic and resource inconvenience to the Authority. Additionally, following a thorough investigation, the Master Data Packs for MGB (containing all the necessary technical information for a competent engineering company to manufacture the bridge sets) are not available to the Authority to provide to a 3rd party. Therefore a 3rd party supplier would need to design and engineer a WaH system from the ground up without access to any of the MGB technical information. This would result in significant design and production line set up costs and carries a performance and quality risk of components being incompatible with the existing MGB system. As WFEL are the OEM for the MGB, they will have no such incompatibility issues. The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is Very Low. Reference 600646679.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-032d1a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009853-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work


CPV Codes

45221100 - Construction work for bridges

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,850,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Apr 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Apr 20223 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
daisy.wallis106@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLD3 Greater Manchester

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WFEL

Further Information

Notice URLs

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