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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

MOD Voluntary Transparency Notice
GB-BRISTOL: Design Verification of V-Class Turbo Generator Rotors

Region Codes: UKK11
Section I: Contract Title
Contract Title: GB-BRISTOL: Design Verification of V-Class Turbo Generator Rotors

Section II: Issuing Branch / Organisation Details
Notice Address
Official Name: Ministry of Defence, Submarines, In-Service Submarines (ISM) Team
Address: Ash 1A #3112, Submarine Delivery Agency, Ministry of Defence, Abbey Wood
Town: Bristol
Telephone: +44 3067982200
Email: Thomas.Reed104@mod.gov.uk
For attention of: Thomas Reed
Postcode: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Point: Thomas Reed
Fax:
Internet Address: www,gov,uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence

Section III: Object of The Contract
Location of Works, place of delivery or of performance
Main Place of Performance or Delivery: Bristol, City of

Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Design Verification Work for V-Class TG Rotors, scope includes:
1) Design Work – Re-design of TG Rotors to meet new requirements set in 2006 by the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) EU Regulation with regards to previous Chrome plating.
2) Rotor materials construction review.
3) Material review and design clearance verification.
4) Engineering Support – Conversion of engineering drawings and engineering support.

Industry Codes:
35512000 – Submarines.

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: SDA/ISM700006330

Section V: Selected supplier
Details of Selected supplier:

Official name: WEIR PSL INTERNATIONAL LTD
Postal Address: Allen Steam Turbines, Units 5&6 Highfield Parc, Highfield Road
City: Oakley
Postcode: MK43 7TA
Country: United Kingdom
ContactPoint: Chas Hawkins
For Attention Of: Chas Hawkins
Telephone: +44 1234 826691
Email: Charles.Hawkins@mail.wier
Fax:
Internet Address: www.global.weir

Reason for Award: The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (the “Authority”) intends to place a 6 month contract for the re-design of Turbo Generator (TG) Rotors to support the requirements of 3 x Vanguard Class (V-Class) Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear (SSBN) with Allen Steam Turbines as part of Weir PSL International Ltd (the “Company”). The Contract shall include:
i. Re-design of TG Rotors to meet new requirements set in 2006 by the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) EU Regulation with regards to previous Chrome plating.
ii. Rotor materials construction review.
iii. Material review and design clearance verification.
iv. Conversion of engineering drawings and engineering support.
Value of Contract: 250,000
Justification For Non-Competitive Decision: It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Articles 28(1)(e) and 28(3)(a) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) and Regulation 16(1)(b)(i) of Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011) for technical reasons.

This is because:

i. The company is the only one to have undertaken the previous design and manufacture of TG Rotors as part of the full manufacture of Turbo Generators. As a result the Company has acquired a detailed technical knowledge of Turbo Generator components and exact design requirements of the TG Rotors within, which require extraordinary management.
ii. The Company designed and manufactured the original Turbo Generators, within which the TG Rotors are housed and new Rotors must be compatible with the existing TG design, consequently they hold and have sole access to their detailed technical knowledge specific to Turbo Generators. This includes the precise technical specification of Turbo Generators, as a result the Company has the detailed technical expertise to verify the re-design of the TG Rotor and are the only supplier with the capability to re-design TG Rotors with the same technical characteristics to be compatible with the wider Turbo Generator.
iii. The Company is the only supplier within the market with the knowledge and experience of the Authority’s Turbo Generators on V-Class Submarines.