Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2016-04-15
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) Project Team
Country: UK
Region: Blackburn with Darwen
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 34731000: Aircraft engine parts
Estimated value: 25000000 GBP

Technical requirements: The integration of avionic safety modifications, that include a Collision Warning System (CWS) and a replacement Global Positioning System (GPS), onto the Hawk TMk1/1A Aircraft are required to mitigate an identified saftey risk.
The integration of avionic safety modifications, that include a Collision Warning System (CWS) and a replacement Global Positioning System (GPS), onto the Hawk TMk1/1A Aircraft are required to mitigate an identified safety risk.
The Combat Air Project Team (UKMFTS), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a contract with BAE Systems (Operations) Limited for the purchase and integration of avionic safety modifications to incorporate a collision warning system and global position system onto the Hawk TMk1 fleet.
It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. It is considered that all other DAOS approved organisations, other than the Aircraft Design Organisation, would incur technical and integration risks brought about by a lack of access to wider system design information and that only BAE Systems (Operations) Limited can act as Coordinating Design Organisation to provide the configuration and control elements of the requirement, although BAE (Operations) Limited will run a sub-contracting competition for the purchase of the avionics hardware. Due to the complexity associated with these modifications, it is considered that this is classed as a Major Modifications in the context of MAA RA 1500, thus invoking the Hawk TAA to follow the MACP (Military Air System Certification Process ) procedures to attain an ADCC (Approved Design Change Certificate).
Justification For Non-Competitive Decision: The Combat Air Project Team (UKMFTS), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a contract with BAE Systems (Operations) Limited for the purchase and integration of avionic safety modifications to incorporate a collision warning system and global position system onto the Hawk TMk1 fleet.
It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. It is considered that all other DAOS approved organisations, other than the Aircraft Design Organisation, would incur technical and integration risks brought about by a lack of access to wider system design information and that only BAE Systems (Operations) Limited can act as Coordinating Design Organisation to provide the configuration and control elements of the requirement, although BAE (Operations) Limited will run a sub-contracting competition for the purchase of the avionics hardware. Due to the complexity associated with these modifications, it is considered that this is classed as a Major Modifications in the context of MAA RA 1500, thus invoking the Hawk TAA to follow the MACP (Military Air System Certification Process ) procedures to attain an ADCC (Approved Design Change Certificate).
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Award value: 25000000