Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2016-01-14
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Weapons, Defence General Munitions (DGM) Project Team
Country: UK
Region: Bristol, City of
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 35330000: Ammunition
Estimated value: 463434 GBP

Technical requirements: The Defence General Munitions Project Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 1 year Contract to General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems Inc. (GDOTS) for the supply of specialist marker rounds. The value is 463 434.00 GBP ex-VAT. It is considered that this Contract an be placed using the Negotiated Proceedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulations 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011). The marker rounds are proprietary to GDOTS who are the Original Equipment Manufacturer and holder of the intellectual property rights for marker rounds. The Contract can only be placed with GDOTS as there are interoperability and safety requirements due to system compatibility issues of the current weapon system that require the use of these specific marker rounds. No licences have been granted to any other party, including the MOD, to obtain the drawings, specifications and/or other intellectual property necessary for another contractor to be able to carry out the requirements under the Contract.
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