Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2016-02-17
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Air Support, C130J Project Team
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 72212132
Estimated value: 385000 GBP

Technical requirements: In-Service Support and ad-hoc Tasking covering EWETW Test Sets for various Aircraft Platforms In-Service Support and ad-hoc Tasking covering EWETW Test Sets for various Airc.
Aviation test software development services. Modification of Government Furnished Equipment — modification of the C-130K Radio Frequency (RF) Hood Coupler Sets for compatibility with the C-130J platform; modification of the Core Test Programme software for use with the Electronic Warfare (EW) Compact End to End Test Set (CETETS); and updates to associated Technical documentation.
The Air Platform Systems (APS) Project Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to amend Contract APSCM1/0011 with DRS Technologies UK Limited, at an estimated cost of 385 000 GBP. The amendment covers the modification of existing Government Furnished Equipment, being: modification of the C-130K Radio Frequency (RF) Hood Coupler Sets for compatibility with the C-130J platform; modification of the Core Test Programme software for use with the Electronic Warfare (EW) Compact End to End Test Set (CETETS); and updates to associated Technical documentation. It is considered that this amendment can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011). DRS Technologies UK Limited is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the C-130K RF Hood Coupler Sets, Core Test Programme software, and the OEM and maintainer of the EW CETETS, and therefore holds the specific know-how to modify the C-130K RF Hood Coupler Sets and Core Test Programme software to ensure they are compatible with the CETETS maintained under Contract APSCM1/0011.
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