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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: SHIMADZU HPV-X2 ULTRA HIGH SPEED CAMERA – SHORT DEADLINE
2. Awarding Authority: Ministry of Defence, The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, GB Email: caflynn@dstl.gov.uk. (C A Flynn)
3. Contract type: Supply contract
Negotiated procedure
4. Description: Further to the attached Voluntary Transparency Notice, as published on FTS 07/03/2023, (Dstl), The Awarding authority intends to award a Single Source Non-Qualifying Defence Contract valued at up to £206K (EX VAT) with Shimadzu UK Limited (“the Contractor”) for the Supply of a Shimadzu HPV-X2 Ultra High Speed Camera. It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii)) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for technical reasons.
The Contractor, as the UK Office of the Original Equipment Manufacturer for the Camera has the technical designs, tools, knowledge and know-how necessary to provide this specific Camera, the Authority does not own the rights authorising them to share the essential technical specifications that other economic providers require to redesign.
The Authority’s specific requirement and intended case requires an Ultra High Speed Camera capable of operating at 10 million frames per second over a 200 x 250 pixel resolution, be capable of recording “bright events” such as explosions, and be of a small enough size to be fully portable. The Authority considers that there are no reasonable alternative solutions commercially available that meets the Authority’s requirements.
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.
5. CPV Code(s): 32333000, 32300000
6. NUTS code(s): UKJ, UKJ3, UKJ36
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: South East (England), Hampshire And Isle Of Wight, Central Hampshire.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: 2023/S 000-006663
Project Code : IPMO1229
9. Estimated value of requirement: Estimated Value of Contract : 206000 GBP
10. Listing Deadline 17.3.2023 (23:59).
11. Address to which they must be sent: You must register or log in at Web: to participate in this tender.
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12. Other information: Notes : Default Additional Notes
Work Category: Services
Procurement Route : Restricted procedure
Listing Deadline : 31/03/2023 17:00
Contract Start Date : 02/10/2023
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