Notice Information
Notice Title
IMEI Technical Security Countermeasures - 706940450
Notice Description
The Authority intends to establish a new contract with Verrimus Limited to upgrade existing International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) System and procure new IMEI System capability. The new contract will ensure that the existing IMEI capability is sustained. The IMEI equipment will be executed as a Single Source Contract
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Authority intends to establish a new contract with Verrimus Limited to upgrade existing International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) System and procure new IMEI System capability. The new contract will ensure that the existing IMEI capability is sustained. The IMEI equipment will be executed as a Single Source Contrac
Procurement Information
Legal Justification The Secretary of State for Defence, acting through the Defence Digital project team (the Authority), intends to enter into a contract with Verrimus Limited for the supply of additional International Mobile Equipment Identity Identification Systems (the Systems) and associated ancillaries (wired connections and charging devices) together with upgrade and maintenance services. 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 (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulations 16(1)(b)(i) and 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 for the following reasons. The systems and associated ancillaries are in addition to existing goods manufactured by the original equipment manufacturer GOS Systems Ltd and to obtain goods from a different supplier would oblige the Authority to acquire goods with different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility with the existing goods and disproportionate technical difficulties in the operation and maintenance of the existing goods. Furthermore, Verrimus are the exclusive distributors for the goods and after sales upgrades and services in the UK. GOS Systems Ltd is the only supplier with a product that will meet the Authority's objective requirements in the timeframe required and which has been accredited to be used in the UK and Verrimus is the only supplier authorised to sell and procure the modification and maintenance of the Systems in the UK.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03a67c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023060-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £195,150,000 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Aug 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Feb 20233 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CORSHAM
- Postcode
- SN13 9NR
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK72 Wiltshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Wiltshire
- Electoral Ward
- Corsham Ladbrook
- Westminster Constituency
- Chippenham
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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