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Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2023-550112

FTS Reference: 2023-012159

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Office of the Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner
N/A
Sackville House, Brooks Close, Lewes, East Sussex
Lewes
BN7 2FZ
UK
Contact person: Rob McCarthy
Telephone: +44 7976982887
E-mail: Rob.McCarthy@surrey.police.uk
NUTS code:  UKJ2 -  Surrey, East and West Sussex
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.sussex-pcc.gov.uk/

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Public order and safety

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Sussex Police Protected Response Vehicle
Reference number:  JPS1291
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

35412200  -  Armoured personnel carriers
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

Sussex Police Protected Response Vehicle
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  420090.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

35412200  -  Armoured personnel carriers
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKJ2 -  Surrey, East and West Sussex
Main site or place of performance:  
Lewes
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Sussex Police Protected Response Vehicle
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Price
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Find a Tender service in the cases listed below
  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason
    • absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Following market evaluation around taking into consideration Protection, maneuverability, maintainability, and support; Sussex Police has concluded that only the Plasan Sandcat, which would be provided by Ricardo as the sole UK supplier, Meets the operational requirements for the 1 vehicle required by the force. This is due to the following requirements:
Armor Certification: the manufacturer must be able to provide an audit trail for the testing of the armour supplied with the vehicle and for any replacement panels.
Visibility: the purchased vehicle must be right hand drive and be capable to being driven by one person without a vehicle commander or driver aids to cover blind spots to ensure the safety of vulnerable road users.
The vehicle mush also be fitted with driver aids which enable the driver to have full sight of any blind spots and incorporating a reversing camera.
Size: the vehicle to ensure the vehicle is able to be used in urban areas the vehicle must not exceed the following size hight of 2500mm, length of 6000mm and a width of 2000mm.
Maintainability and Support: to ensure that the vehicle is serviceable with the availability of replacement parts for the duration of its anticipated 20 year life span the protected vehicle must be constructed on a commercially available base vehicle which is then converted. The vehicle must be supplied capable to carrying out OEM recalls on the base vehicle and remedying production faults and build modifications in the UK.
Noise Levels: The noise level within the vehicle shall not exceed the lower exposure action value as stipulated in the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005. (Current levels are 80dB(A) to 85dB(A) & 135dB(C) to 137dB(C) Peak Sound Pressure)
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2023/S 000-006181
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Sussex Police Protected Response Vehicle

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

12/04/2023
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Ricardo UK Limited
Old Shoreham Road
Shoreham by Sea
BN43 5FG
UK
NUTS code:  UKJ -  SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  420090.00  GBP
V.2.5)

Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion:  88 %

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The Office of the Police and Crime commissioner for Sussex
Sackville House, Brooks Close
Lewes
BN7 2FZ
UK

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
Contact Review Body