Resonant Acoustic Mixer (OmniRAM)

Concepts

• industrial process control equipment
• salisbury
• dstl counter terrorism and security division
• uk ministry of defence
• resonant acoustic mixer
• purchase of a resodyn omniram
• omniram
• dstl counter terrorism
• part of the uk ministry of defence
• dspcr regulation

Location

Wiltshire CC:

Description

The Dstl Counter Terrorism and Security Division, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a Contract for the purchase of a Resodyn OmniRam (Resonant Acoustic Mixer) System with associated training and maintenance services from The Falcon Project (the ‘Contractor’). The Contract will be for a term of 5 years and has an estimated contract value of £1,000,000 GBP (ex VAT).

Total Quantity or Scope

It is anticipated that this contract will be awarded under DSPCR Regulation 16 (negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice) on technical grounds (Regulation 16(a)(ii)) due to the unique features of the equipment specification and the need to ensure compatibility with collaborative research.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 38810000 - Industrial process control equipment
• 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
• 38430000 - Detection and analysis apparatus
• 38436000 - Shakers and accessories
• 38436100 - Mechanical shakers
• 38800000 - Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment
• 42000000 - Industrial machinery
• 42900000 - Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery
• 42990000 - Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery
• 42993000 - Chemical industry machinery

Legal Justification

It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. This is because the Resodyn OmniRAM is the only RAM platform of its scale available worldwide to support the manufacture of energetic materials as required by the Authority. A detailed assessment of market capability in the energetics sector – both nationally and internationally – including extensive interaction with international research partners, has been undertaken by Authority subject matter experts to confirm the technical exclusivity of the equipment. The OmniRAM will be an enabler for several international research collaboration projects and is an essential requirement in undertaking comparable processing activity that guarantees compatibility in both existing and future research. The OmniRAM is an essential requirement to ensure that the end-to-end process required by Dstl research programmes is achieved. This process will support the efficient delivery of research projects whilst also providing an increased level of safety in dealing with hazardous materials. Research of market capability in the energetics sector (as detailed above) has confirmed that there are no alternative solutions which could achieve the required processes. The Contractor is the sole UK/European reseller of the Resodyn OmniRAM system and is therefore the only Contractor that can deliver this requirement for the Authority.

Other Information

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