Award

Procurement of 70x High Mobility Truck Variant (HMTV) Platforms and Associated Support Items

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

20 Feb 2023 at 14:31

Award

06 Oct 2022 at 14:25

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Supacat Limited for the procurement of 70x High Mobility Truck Variant (HMTV) platforms and associated support items. This procurement falls under the goods category within the armoured military vehicles industry. The contract description highlights the need to mitigate shortfalls against the current fleet and future soldier structures. The procurement method used was limited, specifically an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was signed on February 9, 2023, with a total value of £75,734,444.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the military vehicle manufacturing and supply sector to engage with the Ministry of Defence. Companies well-versed in providing armoured military vehicles and associated support items can leverage this contract to expand their business. The contracting authority, Ministry of Defence, aims to meet specific technical requirements through this procurement, emphasising the necessity of the unique capabilities offered by Supacat Limited as the Original Equipment Manufacturer of the HMTV platform.

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Notice Title

Procurement of 70x High Mobility Truck Variant (HMTV) Platforms and Associated Support Items

Notice Description

This contract will procure 70x High Mobility Truck Variant (HMTV) platforms and associated support items to mitigate shortfalls against the current fleet as well as Future Soldier structures.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract will procure 70x High Mobility Truck Variant (HMTV) platforms and associated support items to mitigate shortfalls against the current fleet as well as Future Soldier structures. The Contract includes an option to procure additional quantities of the platform, noting that there is no obligation on the Authority to invoke.

Options: The Contract includes options for the provision of: -Additional quantities of the HMTV platform, -Additional Project Management services (up to 3 additional years) -Additional Complete Equipment Schedule (CES) -2x Operator Training Courses -2x Maintainer Training Courses -Extenda modules -Obsolescence Management and Obsolescence Management Plan There is no obligation on the Authority to invoke these options.

Procurement Information

The Vehicle Support Team (VST), as part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), have placed a contract with Supacat Limited for the procurement of additional HMTV platforms and associated support items such as CES and training support. 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 was not appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) 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 procuring an alternative HMTV platform solution is not considered reasonable in this instance due to the significant additional technical and interoperability complexity that would be introduced, including but not limited to platform interoperability issues, including safe recovery procedures, safe transport procedures and safe integration with weapon systems, all of which are currently established for the current in-service Supacat HMTV platforms and would introduce a level of risk that is not acceptable to the Authority. In addition, it would not meet the Authority's requirement to introduce different platforms with different support solutions when deployed on contingent operations. Existing modifications and theatre specific role fits would not be compatible with an alternative platform without significant effort to integrate. Increased training burden associated with a mixed fleet of platforms which would include new training material to ensure safe operation of platforms does not meet the User's requirement and set pre-deployment training activities. Supacat Limited are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for the HMTV platform(s) and they are the sole manufacturer of the HMTV vehicles and owners of the IPR. The Authority does not own or have a right to obtain or provide to third parties the proprietary information and documentation regarding these platforms. Manufacture of these platforms by a third party is not considered possible without direct OEM support and access to the proprietary information. Therefore, as the OEM, Supacat Limited are the only economic operator capable of manufacturing this capability and meeting this requirement. This vehicle is currently deployed on multiple Operations around the world and further procurement is required to mitigate shortfalls against the current fleet as well as Future Soldier structures. As such, procurement of anything other than the HMTV model from Supacat Limited would fail to meet the Authority's requirement and would introduce a level of risk that is not acceptable to the Authority.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-037385
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005033-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment


CPV Codes

35410000 - Armoured military vehicles

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£135,734,444 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Feb 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Oct 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
Ian Hamblin
Contact Email
ian.hamblin523@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3047988244, +44 3067988244

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
Not specified

Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SUPACAT

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