Notice Information
Notice Title
Land Equipment Operating Centre Testing, Trialling & Advice
Notice Description
Land Equipment Operating Centre Testing, Trialling & Advice
Procurement Information
The Soldier Training & Special Programmes (STSP) Project Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a new contract with Millbrook Proving Ground Ltd for the testing, trialling and advice of Land Equipment Operating Centre (LEOC) wheeled vehicles. The contract value is estimated to be a maximum of PS4M. The initial contract length will be 18 months, with the option of one additional six-month extension. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with 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. The suitably qualified and experienced personnel (SQEP) from the STSP Engineering team conducted an analysis of the market capabilities and concluded that Millbrook Proving Ground Ltd is the sole economic operator with the necessary expertise, facilities, infrastructure, and capacity to conduct the full scope of required work.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03d319
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015621-2023
- 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
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73433000 - Test and evaluation of military vehicles
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Jun 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 May 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Aletia Perry
- Contact Email
- aletia.perry556@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
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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