Award

ASW Spearhead Annex C

  • Ministry of Defence

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-016009

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03452e

Published 10 June 2022, 2:02pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

Portsmouth

Email

lee.culshaw100@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.contracts.mod.uk

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

ASW Spearhead Annex C

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 9-month contract with a value of £7.5million to BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Ltd for the provision of the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) ‘Spearhead’ Programme to the Royal Navy. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice is lawful in accordance with regulation 32 (5)(a) of the PCR 2015 as the products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research and development and shall not include quantity production to establish commercial viability or to recover research and development costs.

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: £7,511,666

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71356300 - Technical support services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 9-month contract with a value of £7.5million to BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Ltd for the provision of the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) ‘Spearhead’ Programme to the Royal Navy. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice is lawful in accordance with regulation 32 (5)(a) of the PCR 2015 as the products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research and development and shall not include quantity production to establish commercial viability or to recover research and development costs.

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 products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development

Explanation:

The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 9-month contract with a value of £7.5million to BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Ltd for the provision of the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) ‘Spearhead’ Programme to the Royal Navy. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice is lawful in accordance with regulation 32 (5)(a) of the PCR 2015 as the products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research and development and shall not include quantity production to establish commercial viability or to recover research and development costs.

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

10 June 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

BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Ltd

Guildford

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)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £7,511,666

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £7,511,666

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

Portsmouth

Country

United Kingdom