Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
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
Electronic Light Table (ELT)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48218000 - License management software package
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
the supply of SOCET GXP software licences in relation to the Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) Electronic Light Table (ELT) used by DITG to deliver Image Analyst training to students
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: £2,249,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
the supply of SOCET GXP software licences in relation to the Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) Electronic Light Table (ELT) used by DITG to deliver Image Analyst training to students
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
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior 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 IntSys Delivery team, on behalf of the Defence Intelligence Training Group (DITG), both part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a contract with BAE Systems, Information and Electronic Systems Integration Incorporated (hereafter referred to as BAE Systems in this notice) for the supply of SOCET GXP software licences in relation to the Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) Electronic Light Table (ELT) used by DITG to deliver Image Analyst training to students. The contract will be for the supply of SOCET GXP software application licenses to the value of £1.866M and the provision of license maintenance for two years up to the value of £0.383M. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations (DSPCR) 2011) for technical reasons. This is because BAE Systems is the Design Authority for the SOCET GXP software application and owns the Intellectual Property Rights in the software application, SOCET GXP is the only software application which is fully compatible with the Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) Electronic Light Table (ELT) used by DITG to deliver Image Analyst training, the SOCET GXP software application is the only software application which meets all the necessary training requirements for Image Analyst students and BAE Systems is the only supplier of the SOCET GXP software licences.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 May 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
BAE Systems, Information and Electronic Systems Integration Incorporated
Farnborough
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ37 - North Hampshire
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: £2,249,000
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
CLS
MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom