UK Patrol Craft In-Service Support
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Provision of In-Service Support for the UK Patrol Craft fleet
Procurement Act 2023
Direct award The Boats Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (the Authority), intends to award a contract to Berthon Boat Company Limited (Berthon) for services to provide continued in-service support to the existing fleet of UK Patrol Crafts (the Boats) procured under a Foreign Military Sales programme with the US Department of Defense (DoD). The contract will be for a term of five years and has an estimated total value of £41 million (inclusive of VAT). It is considered that this contract can be awarded under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 applies. Access to the Boats technical data is essential to carry out the required services. Berthon is an existing and approved subcontractor of DoD and is the only UK provider with approval from DoD to receive technical information under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Berthon is therefore the only supplier capable of fulfilling the contract requirements. There is no reasonable alternative.
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