--- title: "MGCC Working at Height" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-032d1a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-032d1a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-032d1a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-032d1a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2022-04-13" --- # MGCC Working at Height Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032d1a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-032d1a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-032d1a.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has completed a tender process for the project titled "MGCC Working at Height," focusing on construction work for bridges. This procurement falls under the works category and was initiated to secure a working at height safety system for Medium Girder Bridge (MGB) sets. The procurement was conducted as a limited process, specifically negotiated without the publication of a prior contract notice. The contract, valued at approximately £3.85 million, was awarded on 13 April 2022, and WFEL Ltd was selected as the supplier for these additional works necessary to comply with current safety regulations. This opportunity presents significant potential for businesses specialising in construction safety systems, engineering, and works related to bridge construction. Companies that have experience with compliance to Health and Safety Executive (HSE) legislation will be particularly well-suited to compete in similar future tenders. The nature of these works necessitates a collaborative approach, making it advantageous for partnerships between experienced manufacturers and innovative engineering firms to enhance the overall safety and efficiency in projects governed by stringent safety standards. ## Notice manufacture and procurement of a working at height safety system for the Medium Girder Bridge (MGB) sets ### Lot Information Lot 1 manufacture and procurement of a working at height safety system for the Medium Girder Bridge (MGB) sets ### Procurement Information The Operational Infrastructure programme team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place a Contract with WFEL Ltd for the provision of demonstration and manufacture of a working at height safety system for the Medium Girder Bridge (MGB) sets which was not included in the original MGB Manufacture Contract. The length of the contract will be 4 and the value approximately PS3.85M. This safety system has become necessary because standard safety equipment and systems of work across all bridge configurations are now required to ensure compliance with current Working at Height legislation (WaH). The current risk to life from a WaH accident during construction of an MGB is a Class C risk. In order to comply with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) legislation based on Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) the Army (as the employer) must do all they can to reduce the risk of working at height (WaH) to ALARP. The value of these additional works is less than 50% of the value of the consideration payable under the original contract. 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 is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(d)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 additional works. These additional works cannot for technical reasons be carried out or provided separately from those under the original contract without major inconvenience to the MOD because the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) has already been contracted through an Assessment Phase Contract to investigate and propose a WAH Safety Solution. The End User (Army) have paid for and reviewed this proposal and are content that it will meet the WaH legislation and wish to proceed with WFEL's proposed solution which is currently being developed into a prototype ready to trial. Any deviation from this chosen solution will cause a time delay to the introduction of critical safety equipment and be an economic and resource inconvenience to the Authority. Additionally, following a thorough investigation, the Master Data Packs for MGB (containing all the necessary technical information for a competent engineering company to manufacture the bridge sets) are not available to the Authority to provide to a 3rd party. Therefore a 3rd party supplier would need to design and engineer a WaH system from the ground up without access to any of the MGB technical information. This would result in significant design and production line set up costs and carries a performance and quality risk of components being incompatible with the existing MGB system. As WFEL are the OEM for the MGB, they will have no such incompatibility issues. The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is Very Low. Reference 600646679. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009853-2022 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Apr 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 12 Apr 2022 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £3,850,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE | | 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 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | WFEL | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45221100 - Construction work for bridges ## Release History - 13 Apr 2022 at 09:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009853-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://des.mod.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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