Award

Procurement of Paveway IV Consumables

  • Ministry of Defence

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-024677

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02e7d2

Published 4 October 2021, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

Filton Abbey Wood, Bristol

Contact

Hannah Hawkins

Email

Hannah.Hawkins100@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK11 - Bristol, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://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

Procurement of Paveway IV Consumables

Reference number

701674480

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 35300000 - Weapons, ammunition and associated parts

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Supply of critical Shear Wire No.10, Shear Wire No.11 and Ring Connector No.2 for a 1-year firm buy.

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: £190,140

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK11 - Bristol, City of

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Supply of critical Shear Wire No.10, Shear Wire No.11 and Ring Connector No.2 for a 1-year firm buy.

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:

The International Guns Missiles and Rockets Project Team (IGMR PT), which is part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (UK MOD), intends to place a contract for the supply of critical Shear Wire No.10, Shear Wire No.11 and Ring Connector No.2 with EDO MBM Technology Ltd. The estimated total value of the proposed contract is £ 190,140.00 inc VAT, with a contract duration of 1-year firm buy.

It is considered that this contract award can be made to EDO MBM Technology Ltd because it can only be awarded to a particular economic operator for technical reasons.

EDO MBM Technology Ltd are the Design Authority (DA) to the current in-service Shear Wire variations and Ring Connector, which are cleared, qualified and certified as safe from both an airworthiness and munition safety perspective.

The Paveway Weapon System Certificate of Design’s validity is wholly dependent upon the use of DA approved components and consumables. Any divergence from these approved products would negate the use of Paveway until the weapon, components and consumables were re-certified and re-qualified from both an airworthiness and munition safety perspective. The introduction of a new item would require a re-qualification, re-certification programme to be undertaken for any new contractor, estimated at cost £1M+, Time 2 + years. Not procuring an item within this timeframe would stop the safe use of the weapon system and result in the loss of Operational Capability. As a result, only EDO MBM Technology Ltd items meet the UK MOD’s technical requirements.

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

701674480

Title

Procurement of Paveway IV Consumables

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

4 October 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

EDO MBM Technology Ltd

Home Farm Business Park, Emblem House

Brighton

BN1 9HU

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ21 - Brighton and Hove
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: £190,140

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

Filton Abbey Wood

Country

United Kingdom