Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Cody Technology Park
Farnborough
GU14 0LS
UK
E-mail: melissa.roberts184@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
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
708291450 - Project DEIMOS VTN
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73410000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Rapid Capabilities Office, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“The Authority”), intends to award Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (“the Contractor”) a contract for experimentation on the capability to visualise MADL data from the F-35 on Nexus, an integrated set of technologies that enable acquisition, preparation, delivery, and governance of MOD information. The estimated value is £850k Ex VAT with an expected duration of 6 months.
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI No.2019/697) this procurement shall be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR 2011) as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate.
It is considered that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) and is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 for technical reasons. LM have exclusive rights to the MADL data, the Open Systems Gateway which processes the data into UCI and the schema of the UCI. The RCO needs access to the UCI in order to connect the MADL information to be visualised on Nexus. Therefore, the RCO requires a single source justification to be able to experiment as part of DEIMOS. The Contractor is therefore the only supplier able to meet the requirement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
850 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
See VTN description above.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Price
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:
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the condition stated in the Directive (for supplies only)
Explanation:
The Rapid Capabilities Office, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“The Authority”), intends to award Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (“the Contractor”) a contract for experimentation on the capability to visualise MADL data from the F-35 on Nexus, an integrated set of technologies that enable acquisition, preparation, delivery, and governance of MOD information. The estimated value is £850k Ex VAT with an expected duration of 6 months.
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI No.2019/697) this procurement shall be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR 2011) as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate.
It is considered that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) and is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 for technical reasons. LM have exclusive rights to the MADL data, the Open Systems Gateway which processes the data into UCI and the schema of the UCI. The RCO needs access to the UCI in order to connect the MADL information to be visualised on Nexus. Therefore, the RCO requires a single source justification to be able to experiment as part of DEIMOS. The Contractor is therefore the only supplier able to meet the requirement.
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: ACT/RC1149
Title: Project DEIMOS
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
04/10/2023
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
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Ltd
1 Lockheed Boulevard
Fort Worth
76108
US
NUTS: US
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:
850 000.00
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
Ministry of Defence
Rapid Capabilities Office, Cody Technology Park
Farnborough
GU14 0LX
UK
E-mail: Melissa.Roberts184@mod.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/10/2023