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The Supply of Microbism

NICK REBBECK (CBRN - MOD)

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29 Feb 2024 at 10:49

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Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) in the UK, specifically the CBRN team, has awarded a contract for the supply of Microbism to Southern Scientific LTD. The contract falls under the Nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological protection equipment category. It was a limited procurement method with an award procedure without prior publication. The contract aims to address hazards related to CBR incidents. The contract was signed on February 29, 2024, with a total value of £384,000.

This procurement process presents an opportunity for businesses involved in manufacturing or distributing CBRN protection equipment. The contract was awarded on a single-source basis due to technical reasons and the exclusive rights associated with the product. Southern Scientific LTD is the current manufacturer, and they are the exclusive distributor of Microbism in Europe. For businesses interested in becoming subcontractors for this requirement, direct application to the supplier is recommended. The contract was finalised with the aim of enhancing hazard avoidance and incident management capabilities within the CBRN domain.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Supply of Microbism

Notice Description

The supply of Microbism.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) team, part of the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place a contract with Teledyne-Flir via Southern Scientific for the provision of MICROBISM. MICROBISM is a project strand under LC3i which aims to address the disclosing capability to characterise both the level and extent of CBR (Chemical, Biological, Radiological) hazards in order to inform hazard avoidance and incident management. This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency. If you are interested in becoming a sub-contractor for this requirement, you should apply directly to the supplier named above.

Procurement Information

The Authority considers it can award this contract on a single source basis for both Technical Reasons and rational associated with the Protection of Exclusive Rights as the current manufacturer are the only company in the world to produce the product required. It is established that Microbism is only available from one manufacturer, Teledyne-Flir and distributed in Europe solely by Southern Scientific. The Authority considers that this contract can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice, pursuant to Regulation 16 Section A of the UK Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-044439
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006489-2024
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

35113200 - Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£384,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Feb 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Feb 20241 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
NICK REBBECK (CBRN - MOD)
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
david.sully102@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
Not specified
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC

Further Information

Notice URLs

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