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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

MOD Voluntary Transparency Notice
GB-Bristol: CHC/628 – Ground Mission Support System (GMSS) Future

Region Codes: UK
Section I: Contract Title
Contract Title: GB-Bristol: CHC/628 – Ground Mission Support System (GMSS) Future

Section II: Issuing Branch / Organisation Details
Notice Address
Official Name: Ministry of Defence, Helicopters, Chinook Project Team
Address: Teak Level 1 #5101, MOD Abbey Wood North
Town: Bristol
Telephone: 030 679 89353
Email: hayley.shortall101@mod.gov.uk
For attention of: Hayley Shortall
Postcode: BS34 8QW
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Point:
Fax:
Internet Address:

Section III: Object of The Contract
Location of Works, place of delivery or of performance
Main Place of Performance or Delivery: UNITED KINGDOM

Short description of the contract or purchase(s): In-service support services for the hardware and software for the Ground Mission Support System (GMSS) on the Chinook aircraft.

Industry Codes:
72253000 – Help-desk and support services.
71356300 – Technical support services.
72250000 – System and support services.
72253200 – Systems support services.
34711500 – Helicopters.
35612400 – Military transport helicopters.

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. If you are interested in becoming a sub-contractor for this requirement, you should apply directly to the supplier named above.

Section IV: Identification Numbers
Contract Number: CHC/628

Section V: Selected supplier
Details of Selected supplier:

Official name: Thales UK Limited
Postal Address: Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex
City:
Postcode: RH10 9HA
Country: United Kingdom
ContactPoint: Amy Chima
For Attention Of: Amy Chima
Telephone: +44 (0)7977 241487
Email: amy.chima@uk.thalesgroup.com
Fax:
Internet Address:

Reason for Award: The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence is seeking to put in place in-service support arrangements for the Ground Mission Support System (GMSS), which provides data and information on to the Chinook Fleet using a data transfer module for loading aboard aircraft. The Authority intends to place a contract with Thales UK Ltd with a duration of 5 years for the ongoing support of the extant GMSS hardware and software, including laptops and servers. Thales UK Ltd will further provide under the terms of the contract technical support and support management services (including but not limited to obsolescence and configuration management) in relation to the GMSS.

Justification For Non-Competitive Decision: 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 and Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/No.1848) on the basis that for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights the contract may be awarded only to Thales UK Ltd. Thales UK Ltd is the original equipment manufacturer and design authority of the GMSS and alone holds all relevant technical rights (including rights in the system’s source code), data and information (including in relation to the Chinook Mission Avionics System, with which the GMSS must be interoperable) required for the performance of services under the contract. There is no available and lawful equivalent right that another economic operator could offer, which could support the contract services: Thales UK Ltd has not licensed its rights’ exploitation to any other economic operator nor does the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence have a licence to use such exclusive rights which would enable it to procure the subject matter of the contract from another supplier. Accordingly, a third party would be unable to carry out the essential support activities required (such as software upgrades and modifications) under the contract.