Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2016-06-30
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Flight Simulation and Synthetic Trainers Project Team (FSAST PT)
Country: UK
Region: Hampshire CC
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 35722000
Estimated value: 400000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ESF

Technical requirements: Procurement of a commercial off the shelf radar training system in accordance with the Authority's statement of Requirement to meet an in service date of no later than 31.3.2017. The contractor shall be required to provide periodic maintenance and fault rectification from installation until 31.3.2018.
This notice is for the purpose of announcing the decision taken on the date notified at Section V.2.1) to switch to the negotiated procedure for the reasons given at Annex D3. The estimated contract award date remains 31.8.2016 as per the original OJEU notice cited at Section IV.2.1)
The UK Ministry of Defence intends to award a contract via the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication to Innovative Technology Projects Limited (‘ITPL’), 27 Stephenson Road Industrial Estate, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 3WJ for the Supply and Support of a Radar Training System pursuant to Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (regulation 32 (2) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015). The UK MOD considers it has justification to award the contract on the basis that the Authority tested the market by instigating a fair and transparent competitive process and found that only 1 bidder — ITPL — submitted a PQQ response confirming that it was technically able to meet the requirement. Therefore competition is not technically viable.
Suppliers interested in working with the Ministry of Defence should register on the MOD Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at: www.contracts.mod.uk The MOD SID is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all MOD and UK Defence procurement personnel, and is the main supplier database of MOD Procurement organisations. Please note the registration and publication of a company profile on the MOD SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation.
From 2.4.2014, the Government is introducing its new Government Security Classifications Policy (GSC) to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme. A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All suppliers to the Department are encouraged to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the new GSC.
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.
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-2016627-DCB-8414391.


Award value: 400000