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
- Supplier
- BMT Limited
- Value
- £12,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Nov 2024
- Published17 Dec 2024Published 42 days after the contract date
Description
REMBRADT is built and managed by BMT. We purchased version 6 of this software 6 years ago on a perpetual licence and currently pay yearly for a support contract. We have also worked very closely with BMT over the years to develop a Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) replay element within this simulator, that we can feed data that we have already formatted to replay in our MADAS software solution. BMT have now developed Version 7 of the software and adopted and annual licence model and a separate service support cost. There are several other Simulators on the market but none with the ability to play back Voyage Data Recorder. Therefore, I am seeking approval to set up a call off contract for three plus one years (Or longer if possible) as a Direct Award with a drawdown of £3k per year to cover the cost of the licencing and the service support contract. Total £9K (3 years) £12K (4 years). I would also like for it to be considered that we add £10K on top of the call of contract in case we requir…
About the supplier
BMT Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01887373).