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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2021/S 000-029513/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Services

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence
Town: Bristol, Abbeywood
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Carlie Seymour
Email: carlie.seymour106@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: Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) Systems In-Service Support
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 50650000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
10,200,000
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:10200000
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: Main site or place of performance:Harlow

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Air to Air Missiles Project Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to award a contract of up to 15 months with the option to extend for an additional 24 months to Raytheon Systems Limited (RSL). This contract is for the In-Service Support of the Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) System.

II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:yes
Description of options:
Option to extend the Contract for an additional 24 months which is included as part of the tender and is available to contract at the Authority’s sole discretion.

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:
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.

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:2021-11-26
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Raytheon Systems Limited
Town: Harlow
Postal code: CM17 9NA
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: Ministry of Defence
Town: Bristol, Abbeywood
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2021-11-26

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

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:
Air to Air Missiles (AAM), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 15 month contract – with a 24 month option period – to Raytheon Systems Limited (RSL) for the provision of In-Service Support to the AMRAAM Systems. In accordance with EU Council Decision 255/58 (1958), this Procurement is exempt from Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 due to the AMRAAM System falling within the bounds of Warlike Stores; specifically the category of ‘bombs, torpedoes, rockets and guided missiles’ – of which AMRAAM is a guided missile.
Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is not applicable.
This Contract can only be awarded to Raytheon Systems Limited on the grounds of technical reasons. Raytheon are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Design Authority (DA) for the AMRAAM system. Raytheon are the only organisation with the technical ability, facilities, knowledge and skillset capable of providing In Service Support to the system. The anticipated value of the Contract is £10,200,000 Ex VAT.