Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
MOD Abbey Wood, #1325 | Walnut 3b | Bristol | BS34 8JH
Bristol
UK
E-mail: matthew.rowan101@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://des.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
Support of ALE 47 AND M147 Counter Measure Dispensing Systems (CMDS)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Requirement to support the ALE 47 and M147 CMDS capability on a number of fixed and rotary wing platforms.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 874 923.81
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The through life support of ALE47 and M147 Countermeasure Dispensing Systems are fitted to various aircraft platforms.
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 publication of a contract notice
Justification for selected award procedure:
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
Explanation:
1. The Air Platform Systems Platform Protection Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to extend an existing contract entered into with Petards Joyce-Loebl (PJL) on 1st January 2022 for the through-life support of ALE-47 and M-147 Counter Measure Dispensing Systems (CMDS) that are fitted to Chinook (all marks), C-130, Puma and Merlin Mk.2 and Mk.4 aircraft. The original, estimated value (net of VAT) of the contract was £4.7M and the Contract’s original term was 01/01/2017 – 31/12/2021. The estimated value (net of VAT) of the extension is £295,898 and the scheduled term of the extension is 6 months.
It is considered that this extension can be entered into using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (SI 1848) on the basis that PJL alone can carry out the services under it for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights that subsist in the software and equipment required to deliver those services.
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: APS/013
Title: Support of ALE 47 AND M147 Counter Measure Dispensing Systems (CMDS)
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
24/11/2021
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
Petards Joyce-Loebl
390 Princesway, Team Valley, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
Gateshead
NE11 0TU
UK
NUTS: UKC
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:
5 874 923.81
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/11/2021