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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

MOD Voluntary Transparency Notice
GB-Bristol: Evolve to Open

Region Codes: UKK11
Section I: Contract Title
Contract Title: GB-Bristol: Evolve to Open

Section II: Issuing Branch / Organisation Details
Notice Address
Official Name: Ministry of Defence, Information Systems and Services, BATCIS Delivery Team
Address: Abbey Wood, Neighbourhood 3 ,Ash 0a, #3008
Town: Bristol
Telephone: 030 679 85589
Email: ISSComrcl-BATCIS-Morpheus-Grp@mod.uk
For attention of: ROB DALFORD
Postcode: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Point: ROB DALFORD
Fax:
Internet Address:

Section III: Object of The Contract
Location of Works, place of delivery or of performance
Main Place of Performance or Delivery: Bristol, City of

Short description of the contract or purchase(s): MORPHEUS is a Defence Project that will deliver the next generation of Tactical CIS (TacCIS) capability, introducing a more agile TacCIS solution (both technical and business) that will enable emergent technology to be rapidly exploited for User benefit, be more responsive to changes in User need, and will realise efficiencies in the way in which TacCIS capability is acquired, supported and critical system obsolescence is managed.

Industry Codes:
32570000 – Communications equipment.
32571000 – Communications infrastructure.
71356000 – Technical services.
71356300 – Technical support services.

Additional Information:
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 supplier named above.

Section IV: Identification Numbers
Contract Number: BATCM/0263

Section V: Selected supplier
Details of Selected supplier:

Official name: General Dynamics (UK) Ltd
Postal Address: Oakdale Business Park, Bryn Brithdir
City: Blackwood
Postcode: NP12 4AA
Country: United Kingdom
ContactPoint: Grace Porter
For Attention Of: Grace Porter
Telephone: 01495234397
Email:
Fax:
Internet Address:

Reason for Award: General Dynamics UK (Ltd) holds Exclusive Rights over key areas of the Bowman Radio System. Accordingly, the work to deliver the Open System Architecture and Design can only be completed by General Dynamics UK (Ltd).
Value of Contract: 330,000,000
Justification For Non-Competitive Decision: This contract award is exempt from the DSPCR 2011 under Regulation 7(1)(a). Competing this requirement would oblige the Authority to supply information the disclosure of which would be contrary to the essential security interests of the UK.
A limited competition for this requirement cannot be run. General Dynamic (UK) Limited owns exclusive rights in relation to the Bowman radio system and for the protection of these rights, the contract may be awarded only to General Dynamic (UK) limited