Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Blanford
DT11 8RH
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK25 - Dorset
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
504000
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72268000 - Software supply services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Network Electronic Warfare Training Simulators (NEWTS)
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: £1,433,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK25 - Dorset
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Network Electronic Warfare Training Simulators (NEWTS)
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
1x 1 option year
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:
- protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation:
The UK Ministry of Defence (“The Authority”) intends to award a contract with MASS Consultancy UK (“the
Contractor”) for software to maintain the existing simulation package for Network Electronic Warfare
Training Simulators (NEWTS) at a value of £504,000.00. NEWTS trains and educates Aeronautical
Engineering (AE), Electronic and Mechanical Engineering (EME), Nuclear and Marine Engineering (MarE) and
Communication Information systems (CIS) personnel in order to meet Defence requirements.
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit)
Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the
Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI
2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no
longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract
notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance
with regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) on the grounds of technical reasons.
The Authority does not currently have access to technical documentation and knowhow which would allow
a new supplier to deliver the requirement, addressing the interdependencies and managing the risks to
operational safety. A new model could increase the risk of technical incompatibility, reduced quality,
operational ineffectiveness and would increase the resource and training burden
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
Contract No
706883452
Title
Network Electronic Warfare Training Simulators (NEWTS)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 May 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mass Consultants Ltd
Cambridgeshire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,433,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Air Commerical
RAF Cosford
Cosford
WV7 3EX
Country
United Kingdom