Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2016-03-11
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Fast Air Support Team (FAST)
Country: UK
Region: Luton
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 50210000: Repair and maintenance of aircraft
Estimated value: 3725000 GBP
EU fund: ESF

Technical requirements: Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft and other equipment. Provision of Spares, Repairs, & Ad-Hoc Technical Advice for the RAF Sky Shadow Mk2.
The FAST Project Team of the UK Ministry of Defence proposes to award to Selex ES Limited a one year extension to the current contract for the provision of Design Organisation advice and Technical Tasking, Repairs and supply of Spares in support of the UK Tornado GR4 Skyshadow 2 Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) equipment which will expire on 31.3.2017.
It is considered that this current contract with Selex ES Limited can be extended with Selex ES Limited using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council article 28 (1) (e) (Regulation 16 (1) (a) (ii)) of UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. This is because Selex ES Limited is the UK Ministry of Defence's Design Organisation (DO) for its Skyshadow 2 ECM system, is required to ensure that the equipment meets airworthiness and safety certification requirements and platform usage requirements, is a Design Approved Organisation Scheme (DAOS) member in respect of this ECM system and only Selex ES Limited has the technical knowledge, equipment and expertise to provide Technical Tasking and Support (including Obsolescence Investigation, Modification and Design), Repair, Overhaul and Spares Supply services to the MOD in respect of Skyshadow 2.
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