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# 10000000

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043c1d

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Rolls Royce Solutions Ltd for the provision of a Last Time Buy of Air Circuit Breakers. The contract, with an estimated value of £10M, falls under the category of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Services. The procurement method used was a negotiated process without prior publication of a contract notice. The contracting authority is the Ministry of Defence located in Bristol, United Kingdom, and the procurement stage is currently in the award phase as of the contract signing date on February 21, 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses well-versed in providing repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment within the services industry. The Ministry of Defence, as the buying organisation, has selected Rolls Royce Solutions Ltd as the supplier based on their unique expertise as the Design Authority for the platform. Businesses specialising in electrical engineering services and with the capability to meet specific safety and technical requirements would be well-suited to engage in this procurement process, which aims to ensure the safety and quality standards of the designated platform.

## Notice

Provision of a Last Time Buy (LTB) of Air Circuit Breakers (ACB).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Secretary of State for Defence (the "Authority") intends to award a Supply contract to Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd for the provision of a Last Time Buy (LTB) of Air Circuit Breakers (ACB). The Contract has an estimated value of PS10M (incl. VAT). 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 (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 for technical reasons. It is believed that the services to be provided under the contract can only be supplied by Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd as the Design Authority (DA). Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd designed, specified and manufactured all the switchboards for A-Class platforms, this included the specification and design of circuit breakers intrinsic to the switchboard. Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd sourced the ACBs from ABB. The ABB ACB was selected by Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd as the only available ACB that would meet platform requirements safety, integration and spatial specifications. There is no effective alternative supplier for the ACB's that could conduct the required work on the equipment, only these can meet the required safety standards to prevent single failure. Equally the SQEP and technical documentation is placed with the DA (Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd) and as such they are best placed to execute this technical knowledge to meet the Safety and Quality specifications to meet platform requirements. Only the original switchboard DA (Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd) currently have the knowledge and expertise to execute the engineering works and procurement activities with ABB. Therefore, the Authority considers that in order to maintain the safety of the platform and personnel only Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd are able to supply the ACBs supplied from ABB and as such contracting with Rolls Royce is essential.

### Procurement Information

The Secretary of State for Defence (the "Authority") intends to award a Supply contract to Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd for the provision of a Last Time Buy (LTB) of Air Circuit Breakers (ACB). The Contract has an estimated value of PS10M (incl. VAT). 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 (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 for technical reasons. It is believed that the services to be provided under the contract can only be supplied by Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd as the Design Authority (DA). Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd designed, specified and manufactured all the switchboards for A-Class platforms, this included the specification and design of circuit breakers intrinsic to the switchboard. Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd sourced the ACBs from ABB. The ABB ACB was selected by Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd as the only available ACB that would meet platform requirements safety, integration and spatial specifications. There is no effective alternative supplier for the ACB's that could conduct the required work on the equipment, only these can meet the required safety standards to prevent single failure. Equally the SQEP and technical documentation is placed with the DA (Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd) and as such they are best placed to execute this technical knowledge to meet the Safety and Quality specifications to meet platform requirements. Only the original switchboard DA (Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd) currently have the knowledge and expertise to execute the engineering works and procurement activities with ABB. Therefore, the Authority considers that in order to maintain the safety of the platform and personnel only Rolls-Royce Solutions Ltd are able to supply the ACBs supplied from ABB.and as such contracting with Rolls Royce is essential.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005793-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## 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 | TLK11 Bristol, City of |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ROLLS ROYCE SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 50532400 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment
- 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services

## Release History

- 22 Feb 2024 at 12:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005793-2024

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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