Artillery.
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
Artillery Systems IPT, DE&S;
MOD Abbey Wood, NH1, Spruce 0a, #1003, Stoke Gifford
For the attention of: Rob Bater
BS34 8JH Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 03067931870
Section II: Object of the contract
35322000
Section IV: Procedure
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, connected with the protection of exclusive rights
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 Artillery Systems Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award BAE Global Combat Systems Limited a contract for the design, development and manufacture of a Drivers Console Unit (DCU) on the AS90 Howitzer as part of an obsolescence modification.
It is considered that this requirement can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication as permitted by Article 31(1)(b) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons and reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights. BAE Global Combat Systems Limited are the design authority and own the intellectual property rights for the platform and subsequent upgrades to it. The modification cannot be provided without access to that proprietary design information.
BAE Global Combat Systems Limited also have the equipment, specific technological expertise, tools and specialist test equipment to carry out the modification work and are responsible for specific interoperability and safety requirements. No other party has the necessary technical expertise and knowledge required to provide the modification.
Section V: Award of contract
BAE Systems GCS Weapons Limited
MEO Building (C08), Barrow in Furness, Cumbria
LA14 1AF
UNITED KINGDOM
Section VI: Complementary information
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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-2013417-DCB-4737133
Artillery Systems IPT, DE&S;
MOD Abbey Wood, NH1, Spruce 0a #1003, Stoke Gifford
BS34 8JH Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3067931870
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Artillery Systems IPT, DE&S;
MOD Abbey Wood, NH1, Spruce 0a #1003, Stoke Gifford
BS34 8JH Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3067931870
Artillery Systems IPT, DE&S;
MOD Abbey Wood, NH1, Spruce 0a #1003, Stoke Gifford
BS34 8JH Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3067931870