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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2021/S 000-001877/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Regulation of procurement: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Services

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Merlin DElivery Team
Postal address: Building 100 Centenary House
Town: Yeovil
Postal code: BA20 2YB
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 3001661087
Email: gill.savage777@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: Interim Support for the Crowsnest Modification to the Merlin Mk2
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 50000000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
Interim Support for the Crowsnest Modification to the Merlin Mk2
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:7900000
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKK23 Main site or place of performance:Somerset

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Interim Support for the Crowsnest Modification to the Merlin Mk2

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
Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice(in accordance with Article 28 of Directive 2009/81/EU)
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
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2021-01-28
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Lockheed Martin UK Ltd
Postal address: Building 7000 Langstone Technology Park
Town: Havant
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code: UKJ3
The contractor is an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
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.dcocontracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-2021129-DCB-17712370
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Merlin Delivery Team
Town: Yeovil
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 3001661087
E-mail: gill.savage777@mod.gov.uk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2021-01-29

Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for
competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
1.Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without publication of a call for competition in accordance with
Article 28 of Directive 2009/81/EU

No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to:
negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice

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 Merlin Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“the Authority”), intends to place a 12 month contract with rolling 3 monthly extensions for up to a further 12 months as options, for the Interim In Service Support (Spares Availability, Technical Query Support and Repair & Overhaul of Crowsnest Assets) to the Merlin Mk2 Crowsnest system to provide enhanced support to the initial RN deployment of Crowsnest and reflects the risks associated with the on going development activity of the Crowsnest Mission system. Lockheed Martin UK Ltd as the Co-Ordinating Design Organisation and Systems Integrator for the Merlin Mk2 are uniquely placed to manage the complexity of this requirement and its dependencies on the Lockheed Martin D & M contract. The estimated value of the proposed contract is £7.9M (VAT Ex). It is considered that this contract can be placed 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 UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) on the basis that this contract may only be awarded to Lockheed Martin UK Ltd for technical reasons. Lockheed Martin UK Ltd, as the Merlin Mk2 Systems Integrator are the only economic operator with the detailed specific know how, tools and means to deliver the requirement particularly given consideration of the on going development activity that the Crowsnest D & M contract, placed with Lockheed Martin UK Ltd. Furthermore, there is a requirement for the design organisation to be involved in providing as assured and continued airworthiness product for RN use prior to completion and delivery of the full Crowsnest capability.