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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-040386/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication
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
Country: United Kingdom
Email: joseph.connolly109@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: In Service Support of Type 45, Integrated Navigation and Bridge System (INBS)
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 50660000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
In Service Support of Type 45, Integrated Navigation and Bridge System (INBS)
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:22000000.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 50244000
Main CPV code: 50245000
Main CPV code: 50246300
Main CPV code: 50246400

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Repair, maintenance, upgrading, reconditioning services

II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:yes
Description of options:
Two (2) One (1) year options to extend contract duration.

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
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2024-12-16
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: ANSCHUETZ UK LTD
Town: Portsmouth
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: yes

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 information
VI.3) Additional information:
Voluntary Transparency Notice
In-service support of Type 45 Class Integrated Navigation and Bridge Systems (INBS)
The Sense, Decide Communicate Project Team within Defence Equipment & Support, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a new in-service support contract with ANSCHUETZ UK LTD (company number 14277721) for the in-service support of the Type 45 Class Integrated Navigation and Bridge System (the “INBS”), into which a range of equipment and systems, including navigation radars, other sensors and navigational aids, emergency navigation and maritime distress systems, display consoles, workstations and indicators, and data distribution on Type 45 Class platforms have been integrated. The proposed contract will have an estimated value of up to Twenty-Two Million Pounds Sterling (ex VAT) (£22 million) and will be for a term of three (3) years with two one (1) year options .
In accordance with Regulation 4 of the Defence and Security Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011, as amended, for technical reasons.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Sense Decide and Communicate (SDC)
Town: Bristol
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2024-12-16

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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of 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:
In accordance with Regulation 4 of the Defence and Security Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011, as amended, for technical reasons.