Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2019-11-26
Buyer: Luftfartsverket
Country: SE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 48121000
Estimated value: 9240000 EUR

Technical requirements: Software Enhancements Relating to COOPANS Development under Amended and Restated COOPANS Framework Agreement
Acting as the legal entity for the COOPANS Alliance, an international partnership established to gain efficiency and share development costs between the air navigation service providers of Austria (Austro Control), Croatia (Croatia Control), Denmark (Naviair), Ireland (Irish Aviation Authority), Portugal (NAV Portugal) and Sweden (Luftfartsverket), this voluntary ex-ante transparency notice is published by Luftfartsverket on behalf of the aforementioned contracting authorities/entities and members of the COOPANS Alliance.
For the purpose of enhancing the COOPANS ATM system, the procurement involves the respective contracts placed by all COOPANS members under the established COOPANS framework agreement, as amended and restated (ARCFA), with the chosen supplier Thales LAS France SAS for software relating to the COOPANS FAST (Final Approach Separation Tool) development. The contracts also contain software enhancements relating to a COOPANS SWIM interface, the RCMS and the MTCD.
In addition to Sweden (SE), Austria (AT); Croatia (HR); Denmark (DK), Ireland (IE) and Portugal (PT).
Acting as the legal entity for the COOPANS Alliance, an international partnership established to gain efficiency and share development costs between the air navigation service providers of Austria (Austro Control), Croatia (Croatia Control), Denmark (Naviair), Ireland (Irish Aviation Authority), Portugal (NAV Portugal) and Sweden (Luftfartsverket), this voluntary ex-ante transparency notice is published by Luftfartsverket on behalf of the aforementioned contracting authorities/entities and members of the COOPANS Alliance.
For the purpose of enhancing the COOPANS ATM system, the procurement involves the respective contracts placed by all COOPANS members under the established COOPANS framework agreement, as amended and restated (ARCFA), with the chosen supplier Thales LAS France SAS for software relating to the COOPANS FAST (Final Approach Separation Tool) development. The contracts also contain software enhancements relating to a COOPANS SWIM interface, the RCMS and the MTCD.
CEF Call 2017, Implementing harmonised SWIM (Y) solution in COOPANS ANSPs and general PCP compliance, Action number 2017-EU-TM-0076-M, project number 2017_066_AF 5
Thales has been contracted with the original development and installation of highly sophisticated software for the air traffic management systems of the COOPANS members in the course of system upgrades.
Only Thales has the technical resources, know-how and legal rights (IPR) to provide the COOPANS members with uniform air traffic control system software complying with current and future requirements for evolution and operation of the COOPANS ATM-System.
Only Thales is able to harmonize the technical requirements together with the COOPANS members, to develop and deliver new functions and upgrades to the existing COOPANS ATM system.
There are no other enterprises that are legally able to grant equivalent air traffic management software without consent by Thales except in the case of Thales exiting the market or selling the IPRs otherwise, so that the respective contracts shall be concluded following the standstill periods required under the national law of each COOPANS member.
The respective contracts will not be concluded until the standstill periods required under the national law of each COOPANS member have expired.
For Luftfartsverket the deadline for an application for review is 2.12.2019 or ten (10) days after the voluntary ex-ante transparency notice has been published, whichever is the latest.


Winner: Thales LAS France SAS
Award value: 9240000