Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
MOD Abbey Wood, NH1, Yew 1c, #1027
Bristol
BS34 8JH
DESLIGHTNING-Commercial@mod.gov.uk
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
ALIS UK Lightning Integration
Reference number
705419452
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72261000 - Software support services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Software Integration Support
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: £17,556,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Software Integration Support
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The Lightning Delivery Team (LDT), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to BAE Systems (Operations) to provide support to Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) software integration. The Authority is mandated to conduct independent test and technical support for ALIS products in order for them to be hosted on UK Networks and Platforms. JSP 604 further mandates the requirement for testing to be conducted in a Representative Test Environment (RTE). This will involve the running of software trials and developing report to provide the Authority with safety assurance on the ALIS software developed under the Program. This evidence then forms the basis of the Authority’s safety case approvals.
It is considered that this requirement can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011. The Lightning Program Prime Contractor, Lockheed Martin, will only share in depth software details with BAES due to their position within the program. BAES possesses accreditation from LM and the US Government to confirm that it is cleared to access the software. To conduct the level of assurance the Authority requires an independent organisation needs to have in-depth access to the software. Significant additional risk would be carried in the operation of the Lightning without this level of assurance in the software that can be provided by BAES. BAES have a RTE in which this software can be integrated with Lightning hardware and software to provide further assurance on the new ALIS software. Therefore, no other economic operate would be able to meet the Authority’s requirement.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-004835
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
705419452
Title
Support to Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) UK Lightning Integration
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30 March 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BAE Systems (Operations)- Digital Intelligence
BAE Systems (Operations)- Digital Intelligence , Grange Road, Christchurch, Dorset
Christchurch
BH23 4JE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK25 - Dorset
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £17,556,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Lightning Delivery Team
MOD Abbey Wood, NH1, Yew 1c, #1027
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom