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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2021/S 000-023999/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence
Postal address: VDM Team, Elm 2c, Mailpoint 4240, DE&S Abbey Wood,
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: DES LE VDM-Comrcl-Offr5b (Graham Bailey)
Telephone: +44 7811978819
Email: Graham.Bailey143@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: Enforcer Remote Weapon Station Post Design Services Support

Reference number: 701563379
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 35700000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Provision of Post Design Service Support for the Enforcer Remote Weapon Station system
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:1000000
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: Main site or place of performance:Leonardo UK Ltd, Sigma House, Christopher Martin Road, Basildon, Essex. SS14 3EL

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of Post Design Service Support to the Enforcer Remote Weapon Station (RWS) to replace the existing contract (AVPISP/00104)

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
II.2.14) Additional information:
The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is Very Low, (Reference – 397233948).

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
Contract No: 701563379
Title: Provision of Post Design Support Services to Enforcer RWS

V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2021-09-22
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Leonardo UK Ltd
Postal address: Sigma House, Christopher Martin Road,
Town: Basildon
Postal code: SS14 3EL
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
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
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 informationVI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: DE&S Land Equipment, Vehicle Demonstration & Manufacture Team
Town: Bristol
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2021-09-27

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

The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment,study or development under the conditions
stated in the directive(for services and supplies only)
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
absence of competition for technical reasons

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 Turret Weapon Systems (TWS) team within the DE&S Vehicle Demonstration & Manufacture (VDM) Project Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“MoD”), intends to award a Contract for 5 years at an approximate value of £1 million, to Leonardo UK Ltd to cover Post Design Services for the Enforcer Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) and Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Weapon Sight (STAWS) unit currently fitted to various Armoured Vehicle platforms. This Contract will replace the existing Enforcer RWS PDS Contract No. AVPISP/00104 with Leonardo MW Ltd which is due to expire on 31-Mar-22.
It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011), for technical reasons.
This is because only Leonardo UK Ltd as the Original Equipment Manufacture and Design Authority has the specific know-how, technical knowledge and information, or means to carry out the required services. In addition, any modifications to the articles must be underwritten by the Design Authority to provide the MOD with the necessary assurance that the modifications will not compromise either operational effectiveness or safety. The proprietary technical knowledge, technical drawings and data packs are required to fulfil this requirement. Without access to this information, no other contractor would be able to fulfil this requirement to the safety and technical standards required. As this information is proprietary to Leonardo’s no other contractor would have access to it, and therefore no other contractor can fulfil this requirement.