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Type of document: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2016/S 226-412814/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Services
Directive 2009/81/EC

Directive 2009/81/EC

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: Walnut 0C Mail Point #1032, MoD Abbey Wood, Filton
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: APS Commercial Manager (CM3a)
Telephone: +44 3067982091
Email: DESAPS-CM3a@mod.uk
Nuts code: UKK11
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.mod.uk

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) Upgrades.

Reference number: AVCOMM6/0048
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 35730000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
The Air Platform Systems Team, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to amend Contract AVCOMM6/0048 — The Purchase of Combat Electromagnetic Environmental Simulator (CEESIM) and Extended Warranty in order to update the current systems to create reliable mission dependent data 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:20000000
Currency:USD
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 Air Platform Systems Team, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to amend Contract AVCOMM6/0048 — The Purchase of Combat Electromagnetic Environmental Simulator (CEESIM) and Extended Warranty in order to update the current systems to create reliable mission dependent data for defence.

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
II.2.14) Additional information:
The value provided is the revised total contract value post amendment of the contract.

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: AVCOMM6/0048
Lot No: 13
Title: The purchase of combat electromagnetic environmental simulator (CEESIM) and extended warranty

V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2016-11-18
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Northrop Grumman International Trading Inc (Amherst Systems)
Town: Buffalo
Country: United States
Nuts code: UKF3
The contractor is an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: 20000000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:20000000
Currency:USD
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.contracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-20161121-DCB-9145571.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air Platform Systems Project Team (APS PT)
Town: Bristol
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air Platform Systems Project Team (APS PT)
Postal address: MOD Abbey Wood
Town: Bristol
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air Platform Systems Project Team (APS PT)
Town: Bristol
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2016-11-21

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:
absence of competition for technical reasons

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:
The Air Platform Systems Team, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to amend Contract AVCOMM6/0048 — The Purchase of Combat Electromagnetic Environmental Simulator (CEESIM) and Extended Warranty in order to update the current systems to create reliable mission dependent data for defence. 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. The upgrade to the CEESIMs requires the introduction of new circuit boards and modification(s) of existing circuit cards that have been specifically designed and built by NGIT to their own exacting tolerances. It is considered that this contract amendment can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Direction 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii)) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. This is because Northrop Grumman International Trading Inc. (NGIT) is the original equipment manufacturer of the equipment and own proprietary technical data, including technical drawings and additional technical information such as circuit board tolerances relating to the CEESIM, which is required to enable this upgrade to the equipment.