Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, Ships, Queen Elizabeth Class
Bristol
UK
E-mail: DESShipsComrcl-Acq-QEC@mod.uk
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.mod.gov.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
Marine Evacuation Systems (MES).
Reference number: SHIPACQ108
II.1.2) Main CPV code
35520000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Ship Acquisition, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place a contract with Liferaft Systems Australia (LSA) for the provision of spare Marine Evacuation System (MES) units consisting of an escape chute and linked life rafts, life rafts and MES training aids consisting of link raft training module, desktop training module and vacuum release pump training units (such components being the ‘Goods’ and such contract being the ‘Contract’). The Goods are manufactured by LSA who are the design authority and original equipment manufacturer. The Contract has an estimated value of 1 400 000 GBP (one million, four hundred thousand pounds) and a duration of 1 (one) year.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 400 000.00
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
It is considered that the Contract can be entered into using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 28(3)(a) of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (Regulation 16(1)(b)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011). This is because obliging the MOD to procure similar goods from a manufacturer other than LSA would result in the procured goods having different technical characteristics to the Goods, which would result in incompatibility between the existing Goods and any new goods, and would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operating and maintaining the existing installation which would compromise the integrity of the operational performance of the systems. The MES is a critical safety-to-life ship system and it is required for the ship to operate under SOLAS regulations.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The contract has as its object services listed in Annex II B to the directive
Explanation:
Ship Acquisition, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place a contract with Liferaft Systems Australia (LSA) for the provision of spare Marine Evacuation System (MES) units consisting of an escape chute and linked life rafts, life rafts and MES training aids consisting of link raft training module, desktop training module and vacuum release pump training units (such components being the ‘Goods’ and such contract being the ‘Contract’). The Goods are manufactured by LSA who are the design authority and original equipment manufacturer. The Contract has an estimated value of 1 400 000 GBP (one million, four hundred thousand pounds) and a duration of 1 (one) year.
It is considered that the Contract can be entered into using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 28(3)(a) of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (Regulation 16(1)(b)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011). This is because obliging the MOD to procure similar goods from a manufacturer other than LSA would result in the procured goods having different technical characteristics to the Goods, which would result in incompatibility between the existing Goods and any new goods, and would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operating and maintaining the existing installation which would compromise the integrity of the operational performance of the systems. The MES is a critical safety-to-life ship system and it is required for the ship to operate under SOLAS regulations.
It is also considered that the Contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. LSA is the only economic operator with the necessary technical know-how, proprietary processes and equipment-specific tooling and test equipment to supply the Goods. Further, LSA maintains configuration of the technical data and information necessary to produce the MES.
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
Contract No: SHIPACQ108
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
27/07/2016
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
Liferaft Systems Australia (LSA)
Bristol
UK
NUTS: UKK11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
1 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Suppliers interested in working with the Ministry of Defence should register on the MOD Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at: www.contracts.mod.uk The MOD SID is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all MOD and UK Defence procurement personnel, and is the main supplier database of MOD Procurement organisations. Please note the registration and publication of a company profile on the MOD SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation. GO Reference: GO-201682-DCB-8571035.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, Ships, Queen Elizabeth Class
Bristol
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/08/2016