Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Corsham
Contact
James Bibby
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
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
VTN 704456454 - DDSFTW076 Northrop Grumman Software License Agreement
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Dynamic Software and Enterprise team (DSET) within Defence Digital, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a two-year contract with Northrop Grumman UK Ltd (“NG”) for NG Software Licence Support and respective Engineering Support Services. The software licensing and engineering support under the proposed Contract allows the provision of a critical NG application to host the C4ISR Toolset which is the mandated PJHQ J3 repository for world-wide significant operational events. This is a critical system for provision of the information environment for UK operations worldwide.
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: £4,300,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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 is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for Technical Reasons.
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
Explanation:
For technical reasons the contract may only be awarded to NG since only they own all associated technical background and IPR related to the licenses and support required. In addition, because of this, only NG can provide the 3rd & 4th line support required. This opportunity is further restricted by ITAR regulations, under which only NG are able to support this application. No other provider could deliver the requirement in the time and cost envelope required and without introducing unacceptable interoperability risk. As the service is currently operationally in-use across a vast range of assets any immediate change in provider would leave an unacceptable capability gap.
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
Contract No
704456454
Title
DDSFTW076 Northrop Grumman Software License Agreement
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
5 August 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
Northrop Grumman
Leander House
Fareham
PO15 7AZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight
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: £4,300,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
All or certain subcontracts will be awarded through a competitive procedure
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, Defence Digital
Corsham
SN13 9NR
Country
United Kingdom