Supply of Mobile Adjustable (Crew/Maintenance) Access Steps (MAAS).
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Air Commodities (AC), DE&S;
DE&S;, MOD Abbey Wood, #1135 Walnut 3c
Contact point(s): DES AS-AC Comm2a1
BS34 8JH Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3067982181
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1109135941
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3)Main activity
Defence
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
Supply of Mobile Adjustable (Crew/Maintenance) Access Steps (MAAS).
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
NUTS code UKL17
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Access platforms. Voluntary Transparency Notice.
Supply of Mobile Adjustable (Crew/Maintenance) Access Steps (MAAS).
""The Secretary of State for Defence (the Authority) through the Air Commodities Project Team intends to amend Contract No: ASCOMM4/541 for the Supply of Mobile Adjustable (Crew/Maintenance) Access Steps (MAAS), relevant post design services with T B Davies (UK) Ltd ("the Contractor”) to include the modification and motorised upgrade of the manually operated hydraulic pump to meet recent amended Health and Safety requirements and subsequent consequential ongoing repair and maintenance requirements.
It is considered that this contract amendment can be placed with the Contractor using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Article 31(1)(b) of Directive 2004/18 EC (Regulation 14(1)(a)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006). This is for technical reasons and reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights. In relation to exclusive rights, this in the form of copyright, confidential information and other exclusive rights in the design, drawings, and other technical data relating to MAAS which reside exclusively with the Contractor and are considered necessary for the performance of the proposed additional contract services.
The proposed additional contract services cannot be provided without access to that proprietary information and data. In addition, it is considered that as the certifying authority for MAAS only the Contractor can carry out and certify the required modifications and subsequent maintenance services to the satisfaction of the Authority and which the Authority can reasonably rely on both from an interoperability and safety perspective.”
Supply of Mobile Adjustable (Crew/Maintenance) Access Steps (MAAS).
""The Secretary of State for Defence (the Authority) through the Air Commodities Project Team intends to amend Contract No: ASCOMM4/541 for the Supply of Mobile Adjustable (Crew/Maintenance) Access Steps (MAAS), relevant post design services with T B Davies (UK) Ltd ("the Contractor”) to include the modification and motorised upgrade of the manually operated hydraulic pump to meet recent amended Health and Safety requirements and subsequent consequential ongoing repair and maintenance requirements.
It is considered that this contract amendment can be placed with the Contractor using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Article 31(1)(b) of Directive 2004/18 EC (Regulation 14(1)(a)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006). This is for technical reasons and reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights. In relation to exclusive rights, this in the form of copyright, confidential information and other exclusive rights in the design, drawings, and other technical data relating to MAAS which reside exclusively with the Contractor and are considered necessary for the performance of the proposed additional contract services.
The proposed additional contract services cannot be provided without access to that proprietary information and data. In addition, it is considered that as the certifying authority for MAAS only the Contractor can carry out and certify the required modifications and subsequent maintenance services to the satisfaction of the Authority and which the Authority can reasonably rely on both from an interoperability and safety perspective.”
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
34951000
II.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
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 Directive 2004/18/EC
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the 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
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting entity and in accordance with the strict 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
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 Secretary of State for Defence (the Authority) through the Air Commodities Project Team intends to amend Contract No: ASCOMM4/541 for the Supply of Mobile Adjustable (Crew/Maintenance) Access Steps (MAAS), relevant post design services with T B Davies (UK) Ltd ("the Contractor”) to include the modification and motorised upgrade of the manually operated hydraulic pump to meet recent amended Health and Safety requirements and subsequent consequential ongoing repair and maintenance requirements. It is considered that this contract amendment can be placed with the Contractor using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Article 31(1)(b) of Directive 2004/18 EC (Regulation 14(1)(a)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006). This is for technical reasons and reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights. In relation to exclusive rights, this in the form of copyright, confidential information and other exclusive rights in the design, drawings, and other technical data relating to MAAS which reside exclusively with the Contractor and are considered necessary for the performance of the proposed additional contract services. The proposed additional contract services cannot be provided without access to that proprietary information and data. In addition, it is considered that as the certifying authority for MAAS only the Contractor can carry out and certify the required modifications and subsequent maintenance services to the satisfaction of the Authority and which the Authority can reasonably rely on both from an interoperability and safety perspective.”
Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the 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
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting entity and in accordance with the strict 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
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 Secretary of State for Defence (the Authority) through the Air Commodities Project Team intends to amend Contract No: ASCOMM4/541 for the Supply of Mobile Adjustable (Crew/Maintenance) Access Steps (MAAS), relevant post design services with T B Davies (UK) Ltd ("the Contractor”) to include the modification and motorised upgrade of the manually operated hydraulic pump to meet recent amended Health and Safety requirements and subsequent consequential ongoing repair and maintenance requirements. It is considered that this contract amendment can be placed with the Contractor using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Article 31(1)(b) of Directive 2004/18 EC (Regulation 14(1)(a)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006). This is for technical reasons and reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights. In relation to exclusive rights, this in the form of copyright, confidential information and other exclusive rights in the design, drawings, and other technical data relating to MAAS which reside exclusively with the Contractor and are considered necessary for the performance of the proposed additional contract services. The proposed additional contract services cannot be provided without access to that proprietary information and data. In addition, it is considered that as the certifying authority for MAAS only the Contractor can carry out and certify the required modifications and subsequent maintenance services to the satisfaction of the Authority and which the Authority can reasonably rely on both from an interoperability and safety perspective.”
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
ASCOMM4/541
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
Section V: Award of contract
V.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
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-20131220-DCB-5349713.
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Air Commodities (AC), DE&S;
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Air Commodities (AC), DE&S;
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
Air Commodities (AC), DE&S;
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
20.12.2013