Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Air Environment Safety Assessment Tool Technical Support, Training
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72261000 - Software support services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of Software based Air Environment Safety Assessment Tool Technical Support & Training
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £445,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Software based Air Environment Safety Assessment Tool Technical Support & Training
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- 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:
The DE&S Air Domain Safety & Engineering Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to NCC Group for the Air Environment Safety Assessment Tool on-going Technical Support for existing licenses, technical support and any user training. The Contract will be for a duration of three years. The intended Contract start date will be 31st March 2022.
It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for technical reasons. This is on the basis that: (a) NCC Group are the only supplier able to provide software that meets all the MoD’s requirements, including its technical and airworthiness safety requirements; to utilize 3rd party software, software support and training would create significant and unacceptable risk to Air Safety across multiple Aircraft Platforms resulting in a loss of airworthiness and a substantial and unacceptable reduction in the operability of all the affected aircraft platforms (b) only NCC Group, as the Original Equipment Manufacturer of the Software, associated software support and training, have the necessary skills, experience and knowledge to provide the required technical support and user training and (c) only NCC Group have access to the necessary technical data, as they own the background IP to the software’s generic modules and source code required to provide the technical support.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
702285450
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 February 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
NCC Group
XYZ Building, 2 Hardman Boulevard, Spinningfields
Manchester
M3 3AQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD33 - Manchester
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £445,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
DE&S
MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom