Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, Agencies/Misc, Other
Corporate Commercial Delivery Team, Spruce 2B No. 1261, MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Contact person: T Love
Telephone: +44 3067983211
E-mail: toby.love103@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK1
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
Nano Unmanned Air System — Experimentation
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73410000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Technology Office intends to procure 30 FLIR Black Hornet PRS systems (“The Product”) for research and development into a capability gap identified by Army HQ in its nano-Unmanned Air System (nUAS) space.
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:
UKK1
Main site or place of performance:
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Technology Office intends to procure 30 FLIR Black Hornet PRS systems (“The Product”) for research and development into a capability gap identified by Army HQ in its nano-Unmanned Air System (nUAS) space.
The Authority requires 30 x complete nUAS systems and associated support package by 31.3.2019 in order to maximise exploitation within the STRIKE experimentation.
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
Negotiated procedure without prior publication
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:
Under Reg 16(1)(a)(ii) — technical reasons:
The Authority has established that FLIR are the only company which can produce the number of nUAS demanded to the specification required and time frame as detailed below:
“The Product” is proven to be at a high Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and have the breadth of in-field capability necessary to facilitate this baseline phase for the experiment.
The system shall fit within the MAA category of 1A, sub 200 g weight.
The system shall have a fused thermal sensor that enables detection, recognition and identification in low light and dark conditions.
The system must be able to be stored within an infantry soldiers webbing pouch and shall recharge whilst not in use.
The system is also capable of supplying the necessary support for an in-field experiment. The results of these experiments will be used to:
— set the advanced baseline (ability of market leader) for nUAS capability,
— inform an updated User Requirement Document and Concept of Employment,
— brief the nUAS industry impartially and without bias to stimulate market development.
The intent is for this to inform and lead to future, large-scale, future-capability, acquisition activity in the nUAS space.
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: CCDT/578
Title: Nano Unmanned Air System — Experimentation
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
01/02/2019
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
FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems
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Hvalstad
NO
NUTS: UKK1
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:
1.00
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-2019225-DCB-14167592
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, Agencies/Misc, Other
Bristol
UK
Telephone: +44 3067983211
E-mail: toby.love103@mod.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
DE&S
AbbeyWood
UK
Telephone: +44 3067983211
E-mail: toby.love103@mod.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/02/2019