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
Defence Equipment and Support, MoD Abbeywood, Filton
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
E-mail: DESShipsComrcl-Acq-QEC@mod.uk
NUTS: UKJ31
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
Oily Water, Solid Waste Treatment System, Hangar Doors System, Grey and Black Water Systems and Ships Lifts.
Reference number: SHIPACQ075
II.1.2) Main CPV code
35520000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Oily Water, Solid Waste Treatment System, Hangar Doors System, Grey and Black Water Systems and Ships Lifts.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ31
Main site or place of performance:
Portsmouth.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Oily Water, Solid Waste Treatment System, Hangar Doors System, Grey and Black Water Systems and Ships Lifts.
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation:
Ship Acquisition, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place a contract with Babcock Integrated Technology Limited (Company Registration Number 06717269 ) (the ‘Company’) for the provision of spare components for the Oily Water, Solid Waste Treatment System, Hangar Doors System, Grey and Black Water Systems and Ships Lifts consisting of Proportional valve driver card, Pressure Transducer, Clutch shoe, PSR1 Phase Monitoring Relay and sub-assembly parts on the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Aircraft Carriers (such components being the ‘Goods’ and such contract being the ‘Contract’). The Company originally manufactured and installed such Oily Water, Solid Waste Treatment System, Hangar Doors System, Grey and Black Water Systems and Ships Lifts on the QEC Aircraft Carriers. The Contract has an estimated value of 2 000 000 GBP (two million pounds sterling) and a duration of 2 (two) years.
It is considered that the Contract can be entered into using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to: (a) 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); and (b) 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. This is because obliging the MOD to procure similar goods from a manufacturer other than the Company would result in the procured goods having different technical characteristics to the Goods, which would result in incompatibility between the existing Goods any new goods procured, and result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operating and maintaining the existing systems which would compromise the integrity of the operational performance of those systems as the QEC moves towards Vessel Acceptance. Additionally, the Company is the only economic operator with the necessary technical know-how, proprietary processes and equipment-specific tooling and test equipment to manufacture and supply the Goods. Further, the Company maintains configuration of the technical data and information necessary to produce compatible spares.
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
24/06/2016
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
Babcock Integrated Technology Limited
Bristol
UK
NUTS: UKK11
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: 2 000 000.00 GBP
Total value of the concession/lot:
2 000 000.00
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.
From 2.4.2014, the Government is introducing its new Government Security Classifications Policy (GSC) to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme. A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All suppliers to the Department are encouraged to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the new GSC.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
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.
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-2016629-DCB-8423931.
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
29/06/2016