Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2020-03-23
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Submarines, In-Service Submarines (ISM) Team
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 33195100 | 35512000: Submarines | 38431100 | 38432100 | 50413100
Estimated value: 6220000 GBP

Technical requirements: The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (the ‘Authority’) intends to place a contract (the ‘Contract’) for the procurement of the support activities for the Centralised Atmosphere Monitoring System (CAMSII) to meet the authority's minimum requirements for Atmosphere monitoring in a closed boat environment by adhering to UK legislation with Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (the ‘Company’).
It is considered that the contract 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 (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons and Article 28(3)(a) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(b)(i) of Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for disproportionate technical difficulties in the operation and maintenance of the existing goods or the installation.
(i) the Company are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for CAMSII and all technical information, drawings and documentation for CAMSII is proprietary of the Company. As such the Company are the only supplier with the capability, design rights and technical expertise to undertake CAMSII support activities.
(ii) the Company are the only supplier with a complete CAMSII testing facility fundamental to successfully delivering CAMSII support activities. It is vital to ensure CAMSII Modules are correctly calibrated and functionally tested to ensure compliance with legal regulations and ensure the health and safety of personnel operating on-board RN Submarines.
(iii) the Company, as the OEM, are the only supplier with the capability to provide the necessary technical support to undertake CAMSII support activities. Failure to provide the required technical support and CAMSII functional testing facility will cause disproportionate technical difficulties in the operation and maintenance of existing CAMSII equipment across all RN Subamrines.
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. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
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-2020319-DCB-16207754


Winner: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
Award value: 6220000