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Type of document: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 056-104907/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, Air ISTAR
Postal address: Air ISTAR PT, MOD Abbeywood, NH1, Spruce 0B, #1007
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Anna Meyer
Telephone: +44 3067988593
Email: DESAPS-TMS5com1@mod.uk
Nuts code: UKF30
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.mod.co.uk

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: Programme ATHENA.

Reference number: AIRISTAR/00008
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 72224000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
Consultancy Advice to address the current intolerable availability issues across the Air ISTAR fleets and to initiate a transformation programme.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:1200000
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKF30 Main site or place of performance:Lincolnshire.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Consultancy Advice to address the current intolerable availability issues across the Air ISTAR fleets and to initiate a transformation programme.

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: AIRISTAR/00008
Title: Programme ATHENA

V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2017-03-16
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: QiResults Ltd
Postal address: 58 Shoreview, Hampton Hargate
Town: Peterborough
Postal code: PE7 8FS
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1733311979
Nuts code: UKF30
The contractor is an SME: yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: 1200000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:1200000
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

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-2017317-DCB-9821009.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air ISTAR
Postal address: AirISTAR PT, NH1, Spruce 0B, #1007, MOD Abbeywood
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 3067988593

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2017-03-17

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 contract has as its object services listed in Annex II B to 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 Air Intelligence Surveillance Targeting Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Force currently consists of 5 Aircraft Platform Types. Across these Aircraft Types issues have been experienced over recent years that continue to result in capability issues, most notably relating to the availability of mission capable aircraft.
The need to urgently address current availability issues across the Air ISTAR fleets and initiate a transformation programme is a matter of priority due to the impact on the department’s ability to deliver support to operations as well as its NATO commitments. This will be done through placing a 9 month contract from April 2017, for Consultancy Advice on; availability improvement measures, recommendations for improving coherence across the AirISTAR enterprise, establishing a governance structure for Programme ATHENA and establishing the scope and plan for the next phase of Programme ATHENA, this will include the technical elements of any future competition for Consultancy Advice for Programme ATHENA.
It is intended that this nine month contract will be placed with Qi Results (58 Shoreview, Hampton Hargate, Peterborough, Cambs. PE7 8FS — 01733 311979) using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons.
Key elements of the scope of the Contract will draw and build upon work Qi Results has successfully completed under sub-contract arrangements with Air ISTAR Prime Contractors to identify and implement measures for improving the performance of support solutions. As a consequence, Qi Results has developed an intimate knowledge of the Air ISTAR platforms, the associated support solutions and supply chains, and the range of disparate operating models that collectively deliver the Air ISTAR force elements of readiness. Only Qi Results has the necessary background knowledge, experience and information that is essential to developing and implementing rapid solutions to current availability issues whilst also establishing the mandate and strategy for Programme Athena within the required timescales.
The scope of the nine month Contractwill include defining the requirements for any longer-term Consultancy Advice support for Programme Athena, which will be acquired through competition.