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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

UK-Bristol: Test benches.

Preliminary Questions
This notice is published by:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Aircraft Commodities Project Team (AC PT)
Walnut 3C, #1335, Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3067987477, Email: DESASAC-ComrclCI1a3@mod.uk
Main Address:
NUTS Code: UK

I.4) Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5) Main Activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
Defence

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: Support, Repair and Calibration of RAF General Purpose Automatic Test Systems..
Reference number: AVComm1/5895

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
34328100 – Test benches.

II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.1.4) Short Description: Support, Repair and Calibration of RAF General Purpose Automatic Test Systems.

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 8,709,834
Currency: GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
Not provided

II.2.3) Place of performance:
UK UNITED KINGDOM

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Not provided

II.2.5) Award criteria
(Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)

Cost criterion – Name: N/A / Weighting: N/A

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

II.2.14) Additional information:
Not provided

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Negotiated procedure without prior publication (in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU)

IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2)Administrative Information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
Notice number in OJ S: Not provided

Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession

Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: Not Provided Lot Number: Not Provided Title: Not Provided

V.2) Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 29/03/2008.

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/concessionaire, No. 1:
Teradyne Limited
107 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6DN, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UK
The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
Initial estimated total value of the contract: Not Provided
Total value of the contract/lot/concession 8,709,834
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting:
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No

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
VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review Body
Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air Commodities Project Team (AC PT)
Walnut 3c, #1335, Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 5GE, United Kingdom

V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air Commodities Project Team (AC PT)
Bristol, United Kingdom.

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air Commodities Project Team (AC PT)
Bristol, United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 24/03/2017

Annex D1 – General Procurement
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2014/24/EU

1. Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU

No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to: Not provided

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: No

Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive: No

New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: No

Service contract to be awarded to the winner or one of winners under the rules of a design contest: No

Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms: Not Provided

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: (500 words maximum)
The Air Commodities Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Teradyne Limited for the upgrade of the hardware for Teradyne Test Equipment due to an obsolescence issue.

It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 32(2)(b(ii)) of Directive 2014/24/EU (Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the UK Public Contracts Regulations of 2015). This is because there is a necessity to use specific know-how, tools and means which are only available to Teradyne.

The Teradyne Test Equipment hardware has an obsolescence issue created as a result of a software upgrade. The obsolescence issue must be rectified to ensure the Test Equipment can continue to test equipment to identify faults and facilitate repair. Failure to do so would result in the department not being able to identify fault and repair equipment. As a result, there is a specific safety requirement which must be fulfilled to ensure the safe functioning of the Armed Forces. Teradyne are the Original Equipment Manufacturer for the Teradyne Test Equipment and are the only economic operator that can upgrade the hardware of the Test Equipment within the required timeframe as they are the only economic operator with the know-how, tools and means to meet the requirement in the timeframes. Due to the age and uniqueness of the equipment, Teradyne are the subject matter experts in the equipment covered by the contract and have built up a significant amount of experience and skills which no other economic operator has at their disposal.