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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2021/S 000-028896/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: LONDON
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Ian Beadle
Telephone: +44 3001704644
Email: ian.beadle100@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: Electron Transpiration Cooling

Reference number: DSTLX-1000164445
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 73110000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
Research for defence
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:79543.80
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Research to understand the mechanism of electron transpiration cooling techniques and their feasibility in a sustained hypersonic environment .

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
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: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: DSTLX-1000164445
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2021-11-09
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Fluid Gravity Engineering Limited
Town: St Andrews
Postal code: KY16 9NX
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1243375355
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

Section VI: Complementary informationVI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Cabinet Office
Town: London
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2021-11-19

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 contract has as its object services listed in Annex II B to 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:
This was tendered through a pre-competed Government framework (RCloud).