In Service Support of Extended Duration Breathing Apparatus

Concepts

• miscellaneous services
• bristol
• extended duration breathing apparatus
• service support
• engineering support
• technical support
• the current extended duration breathing apparatus
• support group
• in-service navy capability
• an in-service navy capability

Location

Bristol

Description

Defence Equipment and Support Group (DE&S), part of the UK Ministry of Defence (the Authority), proposes to place a single source contract with Scott Health & Safety Ltd (Scott Safety) who are owned by 3M. This contract will be for the In-Service Support of the current Extended Duration Breathing Apparatus (EDBA) which is an In-Service Navy Capability which enables vessels and shore establishments to perform firefighting duties. This contract is to be placed for the Contract term of 1st January 2025 up to 31st December 2030, this is made up of 3 years (plus 1 +1 option years).

Total Quantity or Scope

The contract is for the provision of in-service support (including management and technical support), spares, repair and refurbishment, engineering support and Ad Hoc Tasking of the current EBDA equipment.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

2 x 1 year (January 2028 - December 2029)

CPV Codes

• 98300000 - Miscellaneous services

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

In accordance with the provisions of Regulation 4 of the Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697), this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450) . Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of this contract without prior publication of a Contract Notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 because competition is absent for technical reasons and Regulation 16 (1) (b) (i) (bb) relating to disproportionate technical difficulties in the operation of the existing equipment. This is because Scott Health and Safety Ltd is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for the EDBA set (Scott Safety ProPak). As the OEM and Design Authority (DA), Scott Health & Safety Ltd is the only economic operator that has access to the design documentation, specifications and test reports and Scott Health & Safety Ltd owns all proprietary information and documentation, including the special tooling and machinery (which manufactures the bespoke EDBA Set and Spares), that is essential in fulfilling the requirement. The Authority does not have any proprietary rights in, nor does it have access to, the design documentation, specifications, test reports or specialist tooling and machinery and is therefore unable to pass this information on to any third party. EDBAs are a safety critical item. Personnel are trained to use only one variant of EDBAs; using different equipment would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation by Royal Navy (RN) personnel and incompatibility with existing RN equipment. Introducing another type of EDBA would introduce an unacceptable safety risk to personnel.