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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2021/S 000-003281/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Regulation of procurement: Not applicable
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, Air Support, Air Platform Systems Project Team (APS PT)
Postal address: Filton Road, Stoke Gifford
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Sophie Barton
Telephone: +44 3001524211
Email: Sophie.Barton108@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: Combat Electromagnetic Environmental Simulator (CEESIM) In-Service Support

Reference number: APS/058
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 50000000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
In-Service Support of three CEESIMs based at Air and Space Warfare Centre
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:2680000
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKF3 Main site or place of performance:Lincolnshire

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The CEESIM is a bespoke computer controlled radar simulator/signal generator that can produce highly complex radio frequency signals that replicate “real-life” radar systems, for direct injection into aircraft Radar Warning Receiver Systems (RWRs) in a laboratory environment. There are three CEESIMs installed at the AWC required for Electronic Warfare (EW) modelling in support of current operations.

II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:yes
Description of options:
One irrevocable option year.

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: APS/058
Title: Combat Electromagnetic Environmental Simulator (CEESIM) In-Service Support

V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2021-02-05
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Northrop Grumman International Trading, Inc. (Amherst)
Postal address: 1740 Wehrle Drive
Town: Buffalo, New York
Postal code: 14221
Country: United States
Telephone: +1 7166267233
Email: patrick.duffey@ngc.com
Nuts code: 00
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

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.

Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.dcocontracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-2021218-DCB-17809177
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Defence Equipment & Support
Postal address: MOD Abbey Wood, #1032, Walnut 0c
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 3001524211
E-mail: Sophie.Barton108@mod.gov.uk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2021-02-18

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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

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:
As part of the Ministry of Defence, the Air Platform Systems (APS) Delivery Team (DT) intends to place a new Contract (APS/058) for the extended warranty/support of the existing Qty 3 Combat Electromagnetic Sumulators (CEESIM) at the Air and Space Warfare Centre (ASWC), Royal Air Force (RAF) Waddington until June 2024.
The duration of the Contract will be 3 years with an optional 1-year extension, which would amount to 4 years in total. The value of this contract is not expected to be more than 2 680 000 GBP.
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) Direction 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. The single source model has been identified as the most appropriate commercial model due to NGIT owning the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for the equipment and supporting software and are unwilling to share this IPR with any third parties. As the OEM, NGIT is the sole contractor with the capabilities, know-how and expertise to continue to support the equipment.