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Type of document: Pre-information procedures
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2016/S 230-420243/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) Project Team
Abbey Wood
Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 3067980012
Email: DESUKMFTS-ASDOT-COMRCL-INDUSTRY@mod.uk
Internet Address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2) Type of the contracting authority:
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3) Main activity:
Defence
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No
Section II: Object of the contract:
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT).
II.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
SERVICES
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
UK
Service category: Air transport services of passengers and freight, except transport of mail
II.3) Information on framework agreement
II.4) Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:
The UK Military Flight Training Systems Project Team (UKMFTS PT) is currently developing the requirement and scope of the Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme.
The ASDOT programme is to meet the air support requirements across the Air, Navy, Army and Joint Forces Commands from 2020, progressively replacing existing contracted and military service provision as these programmes expire or reach their planned out of service date.
Lots: The contract is divided into lots: No
II.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
75220000
II.6) Scheduled date for start of award procedures and duration of the contract
Scheduled date for start of award procedures: 1.1.2019
II.7) Additional information:
Under current planning assumptions ASDOT will be delivered in 2 incremental phases — Phase 1 will be introduced from 2020 for 15 years and the estimated value is approximately 750 000 000 GBP. Phase 2 could add another 300 000 000 – 500 000 000 GBP over the following 8 years. The contents of the phases will depend upon the offered solutions.
Description of Procurement.
The scope of the ASDOT programme currently covers provision of live flying assets to meet the following training requirements:
— Air to Air Combat;
— Air to Surface Combat;
— Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC)/Forward Air Controller (Airborne) (FAC(A));
— Electronic Warfare;
— Air Traffic Control (ATC), Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) and Aerospace Battle Management (ABM);
— Live Gunnery.
Under current plans, the MOD proposes to launch a competition for this requirement in Q1 2017 leading to contract award in January 2019. In order to provide an opportunity for interested parties from Industry to learn more about the ASDOT requirement from the UKMFTS PT before the start of the competitive process, an Industry Day is to be held at Defence Academy, Shrivenham on 5.1.2017 at 9:30. This will build upon the earlier market engagement undertaken by the MOD and the Niteworks Partnership during this calendar year. The aim of the Industry Day is to: facilitate supply chain contacts, encourage discussion /feedback on the deliverables, and encourage feedback on complex / long lead time issues, There will be a number of presentations from key MOD stakeholders involved in the ASDOT programme and they intend to brief attendees on a range of topics. The headings for the presentations will be:
— Customer perspectives;
— Commercial process;
— Requirement;
— Project management aspects;
— MAA/CAA overview.
The UKMFTS PT will also be happy to answer any questions about ASDOT.
The Industry Day will also provide an excellent networking opportunity for Industry participants seeking potential partners with whom to collaborate on ASDOT.
It is also planned to release a document that will give an overview of the User Requirements.
Please email DESUKMFTS-ASDOT-Cmrcl-Industry@mod.uk to register your intention to attend before 19.12.2016 and joining details will be returned for completion. Please note a maximum of 3 individuals per company will be permitted to register.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.2) Conditions for participation
III.2.1) Information about reserved contracts

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no.
VI.2) 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. 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-20161125-DCB-9158211.
VI.3) Information on general regulatory framework
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice: 25.11.2016