Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence - Defence Equipment and Support
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Contact
Jessica Woolcock
Jessica.Woolcock100@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
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
FAST/00156 - Typhoon ESS to provide repair, spares and enhanced warranty VTN
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
FAST/00156 with Fujitsu Services Limited for software and hardware support and enhanced warranty to the Typhoon Iso Team, and warranties for NETAPP (Memory Banks that are attached to the servers as part of the Engineering Support System (ESS)) and Typhoon Training Flight (TTF) at RAF Coningsby and RAF Lossiemouth.
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: £167,239.07
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
FAST/00156 with Fujitsu Services Limited for software and hardware support and enhanced warranty to the Typhoon Iso Team, and warranties for NETAPP (Memory Banks that are attached to the servers as part of the Engineering Support System (ESS)) and Typhoon Training Flight (TTF) at RAF Coningsby and RAF Lossiemouth.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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 procedure without publication of a contract notice
- The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development
- 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 Typhoon Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence intends to extend the current FAST/00156 with Fujitsu Services Limited for software and hardware support and enhanced warranty to the Typhoon Iso Team, and warranties for NETAPP (Memory Banks that are attached to the servers as part of the Engineering Support System (ESS)) and Typhoon Training Flight (TTF) at RAF Coningsby and RAF Lossiemouth for a duration of seven months effective from April 1st 2021 – 31st October 2021. This contract extension will have a maximum value of £167,239.07 over the seven-month period. It is considered that this contract extension can be placed with Fujitsu Services Limited using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulations 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011). This is for the following Technical Reasons: BAES are an approved design organisation under the Military Aviation Authority’s Design Approved Organisation Scheme (DAOS) and within that approval are listed as Senior Design staff with approval to certify Design Certificates for Typhoon software and Hardware. The Military Aviation Authority (MAA) requires that this DAOS approved organisation has extensive Typhoon Engineering Support Subsystem design experience and this currently cannot be achieved outside of the BAES environment in the case of UK ESS. BAES as the Design Authority determine the type and specification of the hardware we require, which is signed off by the Design Authorities safety and Airworthiness team. The support element alongside the warranties are to be placed with Fujitsu Services Limited, as they are the only supplier authorised by BAES to supply System Design Authority approved equipment and spares support to assure the validity of the design and use criteria detailed in the Declaration of Design and Performance (DDP) which covers the safety and airworthiness of the product and therefore the platform. In addition, Fujitsu Services Limited are the Manufacturer and Supplier of the hardware used at UK Main Operating Bases (MOBs), and therefore are the only supplier with the required Subject Matter Experts able to sustain the integrity of the systems. Furthermore, Fujitsu Services Limited is the only supplier possessing the specific know-how required to support the equipment and provide airworthiness, spares and specific knowledgeable engineers. In addition, due to the ESS’ critical nature within the Typhoon Operation as a Safety and Airworthiness system, it is not possible to swap equipment as this would invalidate the Declaration of Design Performance and therefore presents intolerable potential Safety and Airworthiness and Security risks.
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
FAST/00156
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 March 2021
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
Fujitsu Services Limited
Jays Close
Hampshire
RG22 4BY
James.Henderson@uk.fujitsu.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
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: £1,022,632.46
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
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom