Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Leach Building
Portsmouth
PO2 8BY
Contact
Lee Culshaw
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
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
ASW Spearhead Annex C
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72222200 - Information systems or technology planning services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
ASW Spearhead Annex C
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: £7,575,398
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
ASW Spearhead Annex C
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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
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
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-016009
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
704171451
Title
ASW Spearhead Annex C
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13 December 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
BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Ltd
Chelmsford
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £7,575,398
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence
Portsmouth
PO2 8BY
Country
United Kingdom