Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2016-07-02
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Queen Elizabeth Class
Country: UK
Region: Portsmouth
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 35520000: Parts for warships
Estimated value: 2000000 GBP

Technical requirements: Oily Water, Solid Waste Treatment System, Hangar Doors System, Grey and Black Water Systems and Ships Lifts.
Ship Acquisition, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place a contract with Babcock Integrated Technology Limited (Company Registration Number 06717269 ) (the ‘Company’) for the provision of spare components for the Oily Water, Solid Waste Treatment System, Hangar Doors System, Grey and Black Water Systems and Ships Lifts consisting of Proportional valve driver card, Pressure Transducer, Clutch shoe, PSR1 Phase Monitoring Relay and sub-assembly parts on the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Aircraft Carriers (such components being the ‘Goods’ and such contract being the ‘Contract’). The Company originally manufactured and installed such Oily Water, Solid Waste Treatment System, Hangar Doors System, Grey and Black Water Systems and Ships Lifts on the QEC Aircraft Carriers. The Contract has an estimated value of 2 000 000 GBP (two million pounds sterling) and a duration of 2 (two) years.
It is considered that the Contract can be entered into using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to: (a) Article 28 (3) (a) of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (Regulation 16 (1) (b) (i) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011); and (b) Article 28 (1) (e) of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (Regulation 16 (1) (a) (ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. This is because obliging the MOD to procure similar goods from a manufacturer other than the Company would result in the procured goods having different technical characteristics to the Goods, which would result in incompatibility between the existing Goods any new goods procured, and result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operating and maintaining the existing systems which would compromise the integrity of the operational performance of those systems as the QEC moves towards Vessel Acceptance. Additionally, the Company is the only economic operator with the necessary technical know-how, proprietary processes and equipment-specific tooling and test equipment to manufacture and supply the Goods. Further, the Company maintains configuration of the technical data and information necessary to produce compatible spares.
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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-2016629-DCB-8423931.


Award value: 2000000