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title: "20000000"
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# 20000000

Buyer: PLATFORM EQUIPMENT DELIVERY TEAM (PEDT)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029afc

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## Summary

The Platform Equipment Delivery Team (PEDT), a part of the UK Ministry of Defence, is conducting a procurement process for technical support services related to the Internal Communication Systems (ICS) and the Astute Class Platform Management System (PMS). The contract has an estimated value of £20,000,000 and will commence on 1st December 2021, lasting for three years with a possible one-year extension. The procurement is currently in the award stage, following a negotiated procedure without prior publication due to the specific technical requirements of the equipment, which can only be provided by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), L3 MAPPS Ltd. This engagement is crucial for maintaining and supporting critical safety and operational functions of the subsystems in the Submarine Delivery Agency's capabilities located in Bristol, UK.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in high-stakes technology support, particularly those with expertise in naval communication systems or complex platform management systems. Although the main contract has been awarded to L3 MAPPS Ltd, potential for subcontracting may exist, allowing smaller or specialised firms to partner and provide ancillary support services. Businesses with a proven track record in defence technology and technical support capabilities are well-positioned to engage in this sector, potentially enhancing their portfolios through collaboration with established prime contractors like L3 MAPPS Ltd.

## Notice

Provision of in-service support of the Internal Communication Systems (ICS) and Astute Class Platform Complex Systems Batch 1 Platform Management System (PMS) and equipment, providing technical support, waterfront support and Post Design Services ensuring that availability is maintained and obsolescence and reliability issues are addressed, including the provision of ICS Spares and Repairs.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of in-service support of the Internal Communication Systems (ICS) and Astute Class Platform Complex Systems Batch 1 Platform Management System (PMS) and equipment, providing technical support, waterfront support and Post Design Services ensuring that availability is maintained and obsolescence and reliability issues are addressed, including the provision of ICS Spares and Repairs.

### Procurement Information

The Platform Equipment Delivery Team (PEDT), part of the UK Ministry of Defence (the "Authority"), intends to enter into a contract (the "Contract") with L3 MAPPS Ltd (the "Contractor") to take effect on and from 1st December 2021 for a period of 3 years for the provision of in-service support of the Internal Communication Systems (ICS) and Astute Class Platform Complex Systems Batch 1 Platform Management System (PMS) and equipment, providing technical support, waterfront support and Post Design Services ensuring that availability is maintained and obsolescence and reliability issues are addressed, including the provision of ICS Spares and Repairs. The systems provide critical safety and operational functions in support of the Authority's Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) capabilities. The Contract has a value (ex VAT) of approx. PS20,000,000 (Twenty million pounds sterling). It is considered that the Contract can be entered into using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC and Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 on the basis that the Contract may be awarded only to the Contractor for technical reasons. The Contractor is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Design Authority (DA) for, and holder of all relevant proprietary information in the ICS and A-Class Platform Complex Systems Batch 1 PMS. The Contractor holds and maintains deployed software source codes and original technical documentation specific to the Astute Class Boats 1 to 7 ICS and any changes or modifications to the software can only be undertaken exclusively by the Contractor. As the OEM and DA, only the Contractor has the ability to make amendments to the Batch 1 PMS as in order to make amendments to the Batch 1 PMS, access to the Contractor's proprietary toolset, MAPPS, is required. This is necessary for the performance of the requirement. The Authority does not have sufficient knowledge or experience of using the MAPPS toolset and the Authority does not have any proprietary rights in the MAPPS proprietary toolset used for actual coding and is therefore unable to pass this on to any third party. The Contractor, as the only manufacturer and supplier of the ICS and A-Class Platform Complex systems Batch 1 PMS, is the only economic operator with the specific technical knowledge and experience of the ICS and A-Class PMS system to be able to support and update such equipment, avoiding safety and availability risk issues. PMS and ICS provide critical safety and operational functions to the ASTUTE Class. PMS is integral to delivering key platform capability, with several safety critical systems, namely Nuclear Steam Raising Plant (NSRP), steering, diving and platform systems, having a direct dependency on the continued operation of PMS. ICS also provides a significant Platform Safety role by providing all Primary, Secondary and Damage Control Communications. The loss of either system will have a direct impact on Platform safety. The associated software is also at Safety Integrity Level (SIL2) due to the role it provides on-board and only the Contractor (as OEM and DA) has the requisite tools, knowledge and experience to immediately respond to a software issue, and deliver an updated product that achieves all of the safety requirements without impacting Platform availability.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019254-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £20,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PLATFORM EQUIPMENT DELIVERY TEAM (PEDT) |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLK41 Plymouth |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | L3 MAPPS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71356300 - Technical support services

## Release History

- 9 Aug 2021 at 21:45 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019254-2021
- 11 Mar 2021 at 22:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005003-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence

## Provenance

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