Section one: Contracting authority
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
704229450 - Paveway IV In Service Support II (700512370)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50650000 - Repair and maintenance services of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
In-service support contract for the PWIV bomb.
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: £13,638,785
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50650000 - Repair and maintenance services of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH35 - West Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
In-service support contract for the PWIV bomb.
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
two.2.14) Additional information
none
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
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The International Guns Missiles and Rockets Project Team (IGMR PT), which is part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (UK MOD) is intending to place a contract with Raytheon Systems Ltd (RSL) for the in-service support of the Paveway IV (PWIV) Weapon System. The duration of the contract will be 5 years, with the option to extend by 5 years and then a further 3 years of Options. The contract will have an estimated value of £19M (VAT Inc) (not including option extensions).
It is considered that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC and Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011. This is for technical reasons.
RSL are the Coordinated Design Organisation (CDO) for the PWIV system providing assurance that the PWIV design is fit for purpose, meets User requirements and is safely integrated onto Air Platforms (incl Typhoon, Lightning II and PROTECTOR) RSL are the only supplier able to approve the airworthiness certification for the PWIV All Up Round (AUR) Certificate of Design (CoD), a key safety obligation, and maintain configuration of the technical data and expertise to undertake fault diagnosis and repair for the Paveway IV Weapon System.
Therefore, for technical and airworthiness reasons relating to the Design Authority (DA) role, configuration control and safety case considerations, RSL are the only organisation able to meet the performance of these requirements of the PWIV support contract.
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
704229450
Title
704229450 - Paveway IV In Service Support II (700512370)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 May 2022
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
Raytheon Systems Ltd
Harlow
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH35 - West Essex
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £13,638,785
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
MOD
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom