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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2021/S 000-030447/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
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: stephen.gamlen100@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: AVPISP/00138 – Littoral Future PDS
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 50100000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The vehicle support team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to exercise the final option year on its existing contract with BAE Systems Hägglunds (‘BAESH’) (Expiry 31st Jan 2023) of the Littoral Post design services for the VIKING vehicle (seven variants), BV206 (14 variants) and BEACH RECOVERY VEHICLE.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:11768000.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 35420000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The vehicle support team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to exercise the final option year on its existing contract with BAE Systems Hägglunds (‘BAESH’) (Expiry 31st Jan 2023) of the Littoral Post design services for the VIKING vehicle (seven variants), BV206 (14 variants) and BEACH RECOVERY VEHICLE.

II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:yes
Description of options:
3 year plus 1 year plus 1 year options

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
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2021-12-07
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: BAE Systems Hägglunds AB
Town: Örnsköldsvi
Postal code: SE-89182
Country: Sweden
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: Ministry of defence
Town: Bristol
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2021-12-07

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

No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to:
negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice

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)

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:
BAES Systems Hägglunds has access to the design and technical information of these complex articulated vehicles, which operate in both the amphibious and all terrain environment that fulfil the UK Forces Littoral platforms Amphibious Assault capability. The company has a sufficiently detailed understanding of the extreme operational environment requirements of these Vehicles designs and variants, and their historical configuration to undertake the Post Design Services. The design and technical coupled with the historical Post Design Services delivers the UK Forces coherent safety assurance