Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2020-04-29
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Defence Equipment and Support, Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 50600000
Estimated value:  GBP

Technical requirements: The Lithuanian Navy is looking to expand its fleet of Hunt Class Mine Counter Measures Vessel (MCMV) via procurement of a legacy hull from the Royal Navy and regeneration of said hull to an agreed operational state, closely aligned to the Lithuanian Skalvis Class vessels currently in service with the LTU Navy. The Vessel will utilise the Sonar 2193 and the M-CUBE Mine Countermeasure Management System. The scope of this project is for a single entity to deliver the regenerated vessel, with stated mission and sonar systems to an agreed operational condition. Prior to award of the contract, ownership of the vessel will pass to LTU. DESA is the contracting authority that will procure and enter into the contract. Immediately upon signature, the contract shall be novated to the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence (LTU Defence Materiel Agency). From this point, LTU MND will become the contracting authority
The Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA) is holding a supplier engagement event to give suppliers an opportunity to understand the nuances of this piece of work, in particular the novation arrangements and the relationship between the UK MOD and LTU MND.
The date for the event is 27 May 2020, due to the current travel restrictions in place as part of the COVID-19 measures this will be a virtual event taking the form of a VTC. Those organisations wishing to attend this event, should register their interest in by email to Tenga.Davies150@mod.gov.uk the email should be titled LTU Hunt Regeneration Industry Day and received no later than 12.00 BST 19 May 2020.
Exact details of how the event will be hosted will be confirmed via email after you have registered your interest. Due to this differing approach the project team may choose to hold a second industry engagement day, but only if required.
No work will commence under the contract until novation has completed, if novation were to fail the MOD reserves the right to terminate the contract without liability.
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.
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