Ammunition. Supply of 4.6mm specialist ammunition.
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Defence General Munitions Project Team, DE&S;
Fir1b #4115, MOD Abbey Wood
Contact point(s): DESWpnsDGM-ComrclMultiuser
BS34 8JH Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3067983949
E-mail:
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
1.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities
The contracting authority/entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
DGM/1717.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
NUTS code UKK11
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Ammunition. Supply of 4.6mm specialist ammunition.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
35330000
II.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Value: 390 472 GBP
Excluding VAT
Excluding VAT
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (in the cases listed in Section 2 of Annexes D1, D2 or D3 as appropriate)
Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with art. 28 of Directive 2009/81/EC
All tenders submitted in reply to an open procedure, a restricted procedure or competitive dialogue were irregular or inacceptable. Only those tenderers were included in the negotiations which have satisfied the qualitative selection criteria: no
The periods for the restricted procedure and the negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice are incompatible with the urgency resulting from a crisis: no
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the relevant Directive: no
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: technical
The contract concerns research and development services other than those referred to in Article 13 of Directive 2009/81/EC: no
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the Directive: no
Additional works/deliveries/services are ordered under the strict conditions stated in the Directive: no
For supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market: no
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive: no
Contract related to the provision of air and maritime transport services for the armed forces of a Member State deployed or to be deployed abroad, under the strict conditions stated in the Directive: no
The Authority intends to procure a one off quantity of 4.6mm ammunition to meet immediate in-service requirements under Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) due to technical reasons. The Authority intends to separately compete any further requirements for this capability.
Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with art. 28 of Directive 2009/81/EC
All tenders submitted in reply to an open procedure, a restricted procedure or competitive dialogue were irregular or inacceptable. Only those tenderers were included in the negotiations which have satisfied the qualitative selection criteria: no
The periods for the restricted procedure and the negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice are incompatible with the urgency resulting from a crisis: no
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the relevant Directive: no
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: technical
The contract concerns research and development services other than those referred to in Article 13 of Directive 2009/81/EC: no
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the Directive: no
Additional works/deliveries/services are ordered under the strict conditions stated in the Directive: no
For supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market: no
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive: no
Contract related to the provision of air and maritime transport services for the armed forces of a Member State deployed or to be deployed abroad, under the strict conditions stated in the Directive: no
The Authority intends to procure a one off quantity of 4.6mm ammunition to meet immediate in-service requirements under Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) due to technical reasons. The Authority intends to separately compete any further requirements for this capability.
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity
DGM/1717.
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DGM/1717V.1)Date of contract award decision:
15.2.2013
V.2)Information about offers
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
RUAG Ammotec AG
Uttigenstrasse 67
CH-3602 Thun
SWITZERLAND
Telephone: +41 332282586
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
GO Reference: GO-2013218-DCB-4596093.
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Defence General Munitions Project Team, DE&S;
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Defence General Munitions Project Team, DE&S;
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
Defence General Munitions Project Team, DE&S;
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
18.2.2013