Award

The Provision of 12 months Technical Support to Joint Common Remote Viewing Terminal (JCRVT)

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

04 Dec 2023 at 16:55

Award

27 Apr 2023 at 13:28

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence, through the TacSys Service Executive (SE), part of Defence Digital, is seeking to award a 12-month contract to L3Harris Communications Systems UK Ltd for Technical Support to Joint Common Remote Viewing Terminal (JCRVT). The contract falls under the services category within the CPV code for Integrated Telecommunications Services. The procurement method is limited, and the rationale for not publishing a contract notice is due to technical reasons. This single-source requirement stems from L3Harris being the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), possessing the specific technical expertise necessary to support and upgrade the JCRVT system within the Ministry of Defence.

This tender represents an opportunity for businesses with expertise in providing technical support services for telecommunications systems to engage with the Ministry of Defence. Due to the specialised nature of the requirement and the specific technical skills needed, businesses with experience in integrated telecommunications services and a track record of supporting complex systems like the JCRVT may find this tender well-suited for their capabilities. The contract aims to ensure continuity of technical support for critical defence equipment, highlighting the importance of reliability, expertise, and adherence to safety regulations within the procurement process.

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Notice Title

The Provision of 12 months Technical Support to Joint Common Remote Viewing Terminal (JCRVT)

Notice Description

The TacSys Service Executive (SE) within Defence Digital, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place with L3Harris Communications Systems UK Ltd a 12-month contract for the Technical Support to Joint Common Remote Viewing Terminal (JCRVT).

Lot Information

Lot 1

The In-Service support to JCRVT shall provide: - detailed engineering/technical support and guidance to the Authority on product design and operational use, maintenance and updates to JCRVT publications (Army Equipment Support Publications (AESPs), training courseware and Safety Assessment Report (SAR)), management of shared data store to assist with configuration control of documents, obsolescence management (down to component level) to assist the Authority with ensuring the equipment remains available to the User until any major refresh is planned or required; - provision of Post Design Services (PDS) via a tasking form arrangement, potentially to rectify an obsolescence issues and/or provision of technical information to another MOD Delivery Team with regards to the integration of JCRVT with other MOD capabilities.

Options: Radio software updates if and when required. The Authority is under no obligation to exercise the right to the options if it deems inappropriate to do so.

Procurement Information

It is considered that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 (DSPCR)) due to technical reasons. Following the competitive procedure, the MOD awarded initial JCRVT manufacture and support contract to L3Harris in 2016 which is due to expire in October 2023. A new short-term replacement in-service technical support is required. L3Harris are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and have the specific technical skills, know-how and experience in providing the necessary Contractor Technical Support and Services to support and upgrade the equipment when required. They are also the only supplier who have access to the product design information to enable them to undertake any support and design modifications to the JCRVT system. Choosing to compete this requirement would introduce the possibility of contravention of the Defence Safety Authority (DSA) regulations as it would not be possible to ensure that another contractor could be sufficiently qualified within the requisite timeframes to undertake design and manufacture activities without including an associated unacceptable level of risk. This would result in the Authority not being able to fulfil safety requirements which are required to ensure the safe functioning of the User community. Due to the above reasons the requirement will continue as a single source requirement.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c4bd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035709-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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

64 - Postal and telecommunications services


CPV Codes

64227000 - Integrated telecommunications services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,878,557 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Apr 20232 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
Additional Buyers

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, TACSYS SERVICE EXECUTIVE (SE),

Contact Name
Attn: pelechata kate, Kate Pelechata
Contact Email
kate.pelechata100@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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
2
Supplier Names

L3HARRIS

L3HARRIS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

Further Information

Notice URLs

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