Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2017-09-12
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Fast Air Support Team (FAST)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 50210000: Repair and maintenance of aircraft
Estimated value: 1000100 GBP

Technical requirements: Servicios de reparación y mantenimiento y servicios asociados relacionados con aeronaves y otros equipos
Services de réparation, d'entretien et services connexes relatifs aux aéronefs et à d'autres équipements
The FAST PT has received enhancement requests from the operational users that require changes to the Typhoon UK AMPA functionality. The dates for the roll-out of an operational P3E capability require that these enhancements be delivered incrementally to minimise the risk to the overall programme.
Version 7 (v 7) upgrade to the Advanced Mission Planning Aid (‘AMPA’) Operating System particular to Typhoon aircraft known as TyAMPA to meet the modification to the Typhon aircraft at Phase 3 Enhancement (P3E) standard.
The Fast Air Support Team (FAST) Project Team, as part of the UK Ministry of Defence (‘MoD’), intends to award a contract to Enterprise Services, Defence & Security UK Ltd for the procurement of a version 7 (v 7) upgrade to the Advanced Mission Planning Aid (‘AMPA’) Operating System particular to Typhoon aircraft known as TyAMPA to meet the modification to the Typhon aircraft at Phase 3 Enhancement (P3E) standard. This requirement will deliver enhancements to the UK AMPA functionality.
It is considered that a new contract will be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in accordance with Article 28 (1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. This is because only Enterprise Services, Defence & Security UK Ltd has the requisite knowledge in relation to this equipment to meet the requirement. The upgrade of TyAMPA to v 7 to support the P3E standard of aircraft is a key capability enabler to meet the stated objectives, and the Ministry of Defence needs to use the same Mission Planning System to ensure interoperability for operational purposes.
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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-201798-DCB-10980083.


Winner: Enterprise Services Defence and Security UK Limited
Award value: 1000100