Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
RAF Coningsby
Lincoln
LN4 4SY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF3 - Lincolnshire
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
Litening 5 Support
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50211000 - Repair and maintenance services of aircraft
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Provision Of A Contractor Logistic Support Arrangement For The Litening 5 Laser Designated Targeting Pods And Its Associated Equipment
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £10,000,000 / Highest offer: £20,000,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Provision Of A Contractor Logistic Support Arrangement For The Litening 5 Laser Designated Targeting Pods And Its Associated Equipment
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The contract has its object services listed in Annex II B
Explanation:
The Typhoon delivery team, part of the Ministry of Defence intends to place an Amendment to a Contract with Ultra Electronics to add the Contractor Logistic Support for the LV ATP to the arrangement in place for the support of the Litening III ATP.
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 (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011).
This is because Rafael, the Design Authority and Original Equipment Manufacturer, have appointed Ultra Electronics as the sole representative within the UK to support the UK version of the LIII and LV ATPs providing them with background Intellectual Property Rights in design information not available to other suppliers. UK MOD has no rights to this information to allow transfer to an alternate supplier and the work as outlined in the requirement cannot be undertaken without access to this information
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
SANSc1/04059
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 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
Ultra Electonics Ltd
Greenford, Middlesex
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £10,000,000 / Highest offer: £20,000,000 taken into consideration
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
DE&S
RAF Coningsby
Lincoln
LN4 4SY
Country
United Kingdom