Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, Weapons, International Guns, Missiles and Rockets (IGMR) Project Team
Bristol
UK
Contact person: Hannah Hawkins
Telephone: +44 3067988111
E-mail: DESWpnsComrcl-IGMR-multiuser@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.contracts.mod.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
In-Service Support of the Paveway IV Weapon System
Reference number: 60850360
II.1.2) Main CPV code
35300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
In-service support of the Paveway IV Weapon System.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
19 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK11
Main site or place of performance:
Bristol, City of.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
In-service support of the Paveway IV Weapon System.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
An option to extend the contract by 5 years, with an additional further 3 years of options.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or 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 GBP 19 m (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.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
30/03/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Raytheon Systems Ltd
Kao One, Kao Park, Harlow
Essex
CM17 9NA
UK
Telephone: +44 1279407178
E-mail: Christine.Pearman@raytheon.co.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.raytheon.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
19 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a security aspects letter), the authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
Advertising Regime OJEU: this contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-2020331-DCB-16281095
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, Weapons, International Guns, Missiles and Rockets (IGMR) Project Team
Bristol
UK
Telephone: +44 3067988111
E-mail: DESWpnsComrcl-IGMR-multiuser@mod.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, Weapons, International Guns, Missiles and Rockets (IGMR) Project Team
Bristol
UK
Telephone: +44 3067988111
E-mail: DESWpnsComrcl-IGMR-multiuser@mod.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/03/2020