Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2018-02-13
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Weapons, Defence General Munitions (DGM) Project Team
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
CPV classification: 35300000: Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
Estimated value:  GBP

Technical requirements: The Defence General Munitions Project Team (DGM PT) currently manages a number of contracts with different providers, for manufacture and supply of the General Munitions portfolio.
A key element of this portfolio is provided under the Munitions Acquisition Supply Solution (MASS) contract placed with BAE Systems Land (UK) in 2008, and which expires in 2022. As well as manufacture and supply this contract also includes the provision of capability for development and upgrade of products and through life safety management support. DE&S is reviewing options post expiry of this and considering if alternative procurement strategies could be used to deliver the portfolio, and in turn deliver the best value for money.
The intention of this PIN is to advise the market that the DE&S is engaging with BAE Systems Land (UK) to develop a potential single source option, whilst concurrently investigating competition options under a separate work-stream.
This PIN has been issued for the purpose of informing the market of the strategy. Please find below details of the Authority’s future General Munitions requirement in the "additional information" tab.
In issuing this PIN, DE&S is not committing to carry out any procurement in relation to the requirements stated in this PIN.
1) The Contractor shall provide and maintain a UK capability to supply, enhance and support through life, safe and suitable Munitions for operations and training;
1.1a) The Contractor shall provide and maintain a capability to manufacture and supply those munitions;
1.2) The Contractor shall perform the role of Design Authority (DA) and undertake Through Life Support Activity for all of those munitions;
1.3) The Contractor shall provide and maintain a Design and Development capability to meet the Authority’s requirements for the update and upkeep of munitions;
2.1) The Contractor shall supply fully qualified and proofed munitions, iaw the volumes set out within the specific requirements of the Munitions order;
3.1) A structure will be applied for the management and governance of the Requirement which provides the processes, procedures, and mechanisms that will be adopted with the aim of ensuring that the objectives of the Requirement are met;
3.2) The Contractor shall provide suitable opportunities to enable the training and development of Authority personnel from time to time, as agreed between the parties;
3.3) The Contractor shall make the available suitable person work with the Authority from time to time, as agreed between the parties.
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.
— this contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk