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Type of document: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2018/S 053-118524/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Services
Directive 2009/81/EC

Directive 2009/81/EC

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence, Air Support, C17 Command Support and Airborne Equipment Project Team (CSAE PT)
Postal address: MOD Abbey Wood South, Walnut 2b #1229
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Nick Graham
Email: nick.graham759@mod.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Small Boat Modular Platform
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 39523000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
Post Design Services for the Small Boat Modular Platform and Associated Equipment, otherwise known as the Maritime Modular Platform (MMP).
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:1400000
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKK11 Main site or place of performance:Bristol, City of.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The C17, Command Support and Airborne Equipment (C17CSAE) Project Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“MOD”), intends to award an extension to Contract HTPT2B/1024 (“Post Design Services for the Small Boat Modular Platform and Associated Equipment”), covering the period 1.4.2018 to 31.3.2019.

II.2.5) Award criteria
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below
(please complete point 2 of the Annex D)
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: HTPT2B/1024
Title: Post Design Services for the Small Boat Modular Platform and Associated Equipment

V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2018-03-09
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
Official name: Babcock Integrated Technology Limited
Postal address: Ashton House, Ashton Vale Road
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS3 2HQ
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: 1400000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:1680000
Currency:GBP
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.

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-2018314-DCB-12074348.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Ministry of Defence, Air Support, C17 Command Support and Airborne Equipment Project Team (CSAE PT)
Postal address: Walnut 2b 1229, MOD Abbey Wood South
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2018-03-14

Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition
in the Official Journal of the European Union
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
The C17, Command Support and Airborne Equipment (C17CSAE) Project Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“MOD”), intends to award an extension to Contract HTPT2B/1024 (“Post Design Services for the Small Boat Modular Platform and Associated Equipment”), covering the period 1.4.2018 to 31.3.2019.
It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Artice 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical and safety reasons. The requirement cannot be performed without access to the Contractor’s technical know-how to ensure the ongoing safety of the platform and its associated equipment. This technical know-how relates to the Contractor being the designer and manufacturer of the Small Boat Modular Platform; as such they hold and maintain the CAD designs and load model, as well as the engineering expertise to update these tools and analyse the outputs. Without access to these tools and the reports based on the analysis, it is not possible to provide adequate safety assurance that use of the Small Boat Modular Platform does not represent a risk to aircraft or to life.