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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

MOD Voluntary Transparency Notice
GB-Bristol: LEI Combined Support

Region Codes: UKK1
Section I: Contract Title
Contract Title: GB-Bristol: LEI Combined Support

Section II: Issuing Branch / Organisation Details
Notice Address
Official Name: Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Soldier Training and Special Programmes
Address: NH4 Elm 3c #4325, DE&S, MOD Abbey Wood
Town: Bristol
Telephone: +44 03067937585
Email: Nick.Clarke425@mod.gov.uk
For attention of: Nick Clarke
Postcode: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Point:
Fax:
Internet Address:

Section III: Object of The Contract
Location of Works, place of delivery or of performance
Main Place of Performance or Delivery: Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The Authority requires the provision of continuing support to the in service fleet of L129-A1 Sharpshooter Assault Rifles. The Authority’s requirement has two parts, the first being to act as Design Authority for the systems and provide Post Design Services to underwrite that any changes or modifications do not compromise the operational performance of the systems, or invalidate the Safety Case for the weapons.

The second is the supply of additional weapon systems if required. The third part is the repair of weapons if required.

Industry Codes:
35300000 – Weapons, ammunition and associated parts.

Additional Information:
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.

Section IV: Identification Numbers
Contract Number: SSP/00164

Section V: Selected supplier
Details of Selected supplier:

Official name: Law Enforcement International Ltd
Postal Address: PO Box 328
City: St Albans
Postcode: AL4 0WA
Country: United Kingdom
ContactPoint:
For Attention Of: Greg Felton
Telephone: +44 01727826607
Email:
Fax:
Internet Address:

Reason for Award: The Authority intends to place a 3 year contract (with the option to extend for a further 2 years) with Law Enforcement International Limited for the provision of combined supply, repair and support services for of L129-A1 Sharpshooter Assault Rifles. It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. Law Enforcement International Limited is the Authority’s system co-ordinator and Design Authority for this weapons system. No other supplier would have access to the technical data, proprietary information, knowledge and experience required to provide the support required as Design Authority, and underwrite the integrity of any modifications or changes to the weapon system. Should additional weapon systems be needed, the Authority is unable to accommodate weapons from an alternative supplier as this would result in goods being supplied which would have different technical characteristics to those already in service. This would result in technical difficulties in maintenance of the system as well as incompatibility between the existing and new weapons and accessories. Such incompatibility and lack of overall safety integrity would lead to Law Enforcement International ceasing to underwrite the safety of the parts within the weapons system. New testing, verification and validation would be required to ensure safety and suitability for service and to obtain a new Safety Case in accordance with the Authority’s obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act. Until such a Safety Case was generated and testing was complete and successful, the Authority would be prevented from using the weapons system, which would compromise the safe functioning of the Armed Forces.

Value of contract has increased to include additional provisions required to procure more rifles to replace those transferred as part of the transition of Sharpshooter into Core and cover additional costs due to fluctuating exchange rates.
Value of Contract: 785,000
Justification For Non-Competitive Decision: It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 28(1) (e) of Directive 2009/81/EC and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011.