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
- Value
- £656,400
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Sports, games & art materials · Diving instruments or accessories (CPV 37412240)
- Official notice
- 036509-2023 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Dec 2023
- Published12 Dec 2023Published the same day
Description
Army Commercial, acting on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence (the Authority) intends to award a contract to Blueprint Design Engineering Ltd (“Blueprint Subsea") for a term of approx. 3 months and an estimated value of £656,400 (inc VAT). The Authority has identified a requirement to purchase the following equipment to support the Army Military Divers: 6 x Artemis Pro Hand-Held Sonars m750d 1 x SeaTrac X150 USBL Becon 1 x Topside Control Unit
About the supplier
Blueprint Design Engineering Ltd (“Blueprint Subsea"): every public contract they have won.