Air-to-air missiles.
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Defence Equipment and Support
BVRAAM PT, BVRAAM Commercial, MOD Abbey Wood, Fir 2A #4205
BS34 8JH Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3067939156
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
Post Design Services for Sidewinder Acquisition Missile and Associated Equipment.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
NUTS code UK
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)
Air-to-air missiles.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
35622100
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)
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice / call for competition
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 Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile Project Team (BVRAAM PT), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award to Diehl Raytheon Missile Systeme GmbH (DRM) a contract for Post Design Services for the UK Sidewinder Missile Acquisition Round and Associated Equipment.
It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice. Contract to be awarded to DRM because the company has exclusive knowledge of the design and therefore is best placed to support the missile and associated equipment. Following the cessation of the European Sidewinder Consortium all production license remains with the Government of Germany as the holder of the US-German coproduction Memorandum of Understanding. The Government of Germany has dedicated DRM as the Main Contractor for Sidewinder Support. No licences are available to the MOD or any third party and the support cannot be provided without access to these exclusive rights or facilities held by DRM and its sub contractor.
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis and is published for reasons of transparency. If you are interested in becoming a sub-contractor for this requirement, you should apply directly to the named supplier.
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 Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile Project Team (BVRAAM PT), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award to Diehl Raytheon Missile Systeme GmbH (DRM) a contract for Post Design Services for the UK Sidewinder Missile Acquisition Round and Associated Equipment.
It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice. Contract to be awarded to DRM because the company has exclusive knowledge of the design and therefore is best placed to support the missile and associated equipment. Following the cessation of the European Sidewinder Consortium all production license remains with the Government of Germany as the holder of the US-German coproduction Memorandum of Understanding. The Government of Germany has dedicated DRM as the Main Contractor for Sidewinder Support. No licences are available to the MOD or any third party and the support cannot be provided without access to these exclusive rights or facilities held by DRM and its sub contractor.
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis and is published for reasons of transparency. If you are interested in becoming a sub-contractor for this requirement, you should apply directly to the named supplier.
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
BVRAAM/045
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: BVRAAM/045V.1)Date of contract award decision:
V.2)Information about offers
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Diehl Raytheon Missile Systeme GmbH
Alte Nussdorfer Strasse 19, Postfach 10 12 54
88662 Ueberlingen
GERMANY
Telephone: +49 7551894283
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
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:
Suppliers interested in working with the Ministry of Defence should register on the MOD Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at: www.contracts.mod.uk
The MOD SID is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all MOD and UK Defence procurement personnel, and is the main supplier database of MOD Procurement organisations. Please note: the registration and publication of a company profile on the MOD SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation.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-2013719-DCB-4970393VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
19.7.2013