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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-027639/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
Town: Bristol
Country: United Kingdom
Email: claire.chadwick167@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: Trilogi Build + Licenses

Reference number: 708719450
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Provision of Trilogi Build Licenses and Support.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:45695.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Software licenses to support DE&S Programmes.

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
Contract No: 708719450
Title: Trilogi Duild+ Licenses

V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2023-09-19
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: BAES Operations Ltd
Town: Yeovil
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: Defence Equipment and Support
Town: Bristol
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: Defence Equipment and Support
Town: Bristol
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: claire.chadwick167@mod.gov.uk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2023-09-19

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 Remotely Piloted Air Systems Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“MoD”), intends to award a Contract to BAE Systems supporting both Protector and Watchkeeper Platforms. Both Teams currently use Trilogi Build software supplied by BAE, however, this package is uneditable and view only. Therefore, there is now a need for Trilogi Build+ licenses so that data can be edited. The contract duration is for 1 year from October 2023 until October 2024. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication 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) for technical reasons.
As Trilogi Build is currently being supplied by BAE, the procurement is for an uplift of those licenses. BAES own the IP for Trilogi Build.