Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2016-03-19
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, C&C
Country: UK
Region: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 79310000
Estimated value: 1250000 GBP

Technical requirements: Market research services. Provision of International Business Development Support to International Defence Training (Royal Air Force) (IDT(RAF)) at RAF Halton and to the Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering (DSAE) at RAF Cosford.
International Defence Training (Royal Air Force) (IDT(RAF)), part of 22 (Training) Group, RAF, of the UK Ministry of Defence (‘MoD’), intends to award a contract for approximately 1 250 000 GBP (Vat Ex.) to BAE Systems Military Air and Information for the provision of International Business Development Support to IDT(RAF) at RAF Halton and to the Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering (DSAE) at RAF Cosford. The contract duration will be 3 years with 2 1-year options. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the UK Public Contracts Regulations 2015) for technical reasons. IDT(RAF) operates under mandates to (a) promote Defence Diplomacy and (b) support defence exports. Its principal output is training to support the operation and maintenance of the complex military fast jets which are operated by the RAF and solely manufactured and exported by BAE Systems (namely the Hawk and Typhoon). The requirement depends on the ongoing ready availability and access to market forecast and market strategy information from BAE Systems as the manufacturer and exporter of the Hawk and Typhoon. This commercially sensitive market information can only be provided by BAE Systems.
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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-2016317-DCB-7934813.