Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Ocenco Incorporated SME
- Value
- £8,000,000
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Security, fire & defence equipment · Fire escape equipment (CPV 35111400)
- Official notice
- 027634-2023 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Sep 2023
- Published19 Sep 2023Published the same day
Description
The Salvage & Marine Operations Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (‘MOD’), intends to negotiate a contract with Ocenco Incorporated (‘Ocenco’) to provide in-service support for Emergency Escape Breathing Devices (EEBDs), together with the purchase of additional EEBDs. It is intended that the contract will be for a period of 5 years from 1st April 2024, with three additional one-year Options to extend. The estimated value of this contract is £8,000,000 ex VAT. EEBDs are used in the event of an escape from atmospheres that are either toxic or unable to sustain life and are a safety critical item to personnel on board ships/submarines.
About the supplier
Ocenco Incorporated: every public contract they have won.