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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: HIGH VOLTAGE INSTALLATION WORK
2. Awarding Authority: Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), GB. Web:
3. Contract type: Public works contract
Open
4. Description: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Works
Section I: Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Official name: Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
Postal address: RAF Lossiemouth
Town: Lossiemouth
Postal code: IV30 6SD
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Karen Carter – Senior Commercial Lead
Telephone: +44 1343816063
Email: karen.carter676@mod.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: RAF Lossiemouth Development Programme (LDP): Utilities – High Voltage (HV) Electrical Infrastructure Enhancements (EIE)
Main CPV code: 45315400
Type of contract Works
Short Description:
MOD is procuring the following works in connection with the RAF Lossiemouth Development Programme (LDP) namely the planning, design, supply, installation, completion, testing and commissioning of enhancements and additions to the electricity infrastructure serving RAF Lossiemouth, Lossiemouth, Moray, IV31 6SD, Scotland, including, without limitation, the making of a new connection to the local electricity distribution network, the upgrading of the existing electricity infrastructure, the provision of upgraded standby power generation facilities and the diversion of certain existing electricity cabling at RAF Lossiemouth.
Following Government and Industry best practice, the Form of Contract will be an NEC4, Engineering and
Construction Contract (ECC) with secondary option clauses and incorporating ‘Z’ clause amendments. The proposed Pricing arrangement will be NEC Main Option A — Priced Contract with Activity Schedule.
Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:9500000
Currency:GBP
Description
Place of performance
Nuts code: UKM62 Main site or place of performance:Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey
Description of the procurement
RAF Lossiemouth is Main Operating Base (MOB) in Scotland; a strategic air station providing interception capabilities for immediate defence of UK airspace and from which operations are mounted globally. During SDSR 2015, the UK Government announced an increase in numbers and types of aircraft to be based at RAF Lossiemouth, incl additional fighter and new maritime patrol aircraft. To support expansion of air operations and aircraft types there is a requirement to replace, upgrade and enhance the station’s infrastructure incl its electrical infrastructure. The key elements of the works referred to at II.1.4 are:
design, supply & installation of new 10MVA supply from the local grid, as detailed in Scottish Hydro Electrical Power Distribution PLC’s quote EQF813;
provision of additional standby generation capability to cater for new infrastructure and essential loads; and
replacement, alteration, diversion and relocation of existing HV + LV infrastructure and utility connections.
Award criteria
Information about options
Options: no
Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
Section IV: Procedure
Description
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure without prior publication(in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU)
Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
Administrative information
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: DIOCB1/247
Title: RAF Lossiemouth Development Programme (LDP): Utilities – High Voltage (HV) Electrical Infrastructure Enhancements (EIE)
Award of contract/concession
Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2020-12-30
Information about tenders
Name and address of the contractor
Official name: FES Support Services Limited
National registration number: SC387816
Postal address: Forth House, Pirnhall Business Park
Town: Stirling
Postal code: FK7 8HW
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1786819600
Email: hq@fes-group.co.uk
Nuts code: UKM77
Internet address:
The contractor is an SME: no
Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices
Section VI: Complementary information
Additional information:
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.

Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-20201231-DCB-17588548
Procedures for review
Review body
Official name: Ministry of Defence, DIO, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
Town: London
Country: United Kingdom
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: Ministry of Defence, DIO, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
Town: London
Country: United Kingdom
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: Ministry of Defence, DIO, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
Town: London
Country: United Kingdom
Date of dispatch of this notice:
2020-12-31
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for
competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
1.Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article
32 of Directive 2014/24/EU
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
absence of competition for technical reasons
3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
With reference to Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU, MOD has concluded that, having carried out a market analysis, the works described above (the Works) can only be supplied by FES Support Services Limited (FES) given that competition is absent for technical reasons, and given that, as at the date of this notice, no reasonable alternative or substitute to FES can be reasonably foreseen by MOD. MOD also confirms, for completeness, that there has not been an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of this procurement.
Specifically, MOD has determined that competition is absent for technical reasons on the basis that, principally, FES has specific know-how at its disposal which is required to carry out the Works. Such know-how has been obtained as a result of installing the high voltage private network at RAF Lossiemouth in 2015 and carrying out maintenance works in relation to this network over several years, providing FES with unique insight and familiarity with the assets. FES has, therefore, developed in-depth and specific knowledge of the current high voltage private network at RAF Lossiemouth, its functioning and the current faults, shortcomings and issues in this network. Such knowledge will be required by FES for the proper planning, design and execution of the Works, and, more specifically, for example, to:
understand and address the specific interoperability requirements which need to be fulfilled in order to ensure the functioning of the Works, given that the Works will require upgrades and alterations to the existing network;
develop a model (utilising the IPSA power system analysis software) of the current high voltage private network at RAF Lossiemouth to assess the impact that the Works will have on the current network, and update and develop the model, as required, during the course of the Works. This model will be essential to determining the effect that the Works will have on the current network, and will assist in ensuring that the electrical infrastructure supports the new infrastructure at RAF Lossiemouth and addressing the required demand from the distribution network operator; and
produce and implement a design with knowledge and awareness of the buried services within RAF Lossiemouth (taking into account the existence and location of known classified or highly sensitive services), and relocate certain buried services, as required.
On the basis of the above, MOD has determined that it would be nearly impossible for another contractor to achieve the required technical performance without the specific know-how that has been obtained by FES, which is essential to the carrying out of the Works.
5. CPV Code(s): 45315400, 45315000, 45310000
6. NUTS code(s): UKM, UKM6, UKM62
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Delivery point United Kingdom
UNITED KINGDOM-Lossiemouth
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. As no deadline date has been specified please contact the awarding authority for further information.
11. Address to which they must be sent: Note: This is a CompeteFor opportunity. Opportunities may be with both public and private sector businesses. To apply, please click the following link to register on the CompeteFor portal Web:
12. Other information: Opportunity Method Notice Only
Opportunity Status Open
Opportunity Type Public Sector
Notice Type Award
Nature of Opportunity Works
Estimated contract value (GBP) Not disclosed
Important information This is a ‘Notice Only’ Opportunity. Do not respond to it on CompeteFor – instead follow the Buyer’s instructions above.
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