Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2019-12-03
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Communications and Situational Awareness (CSA)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 35500000: Warships and associated parts
Estimated value: 5600000 GBP

Technical requirements: In-Service Support for Electro-Optical System (‘EOS’) and Glide-Path Camera (‘GPC’) equipment fitted to the Royal Navy fleet.
The contract will cover technical support; maintenance, repairs and spares; obsolescence and design management; and on-board technical assistance for the following system:
The Electro-Optical System (‘EOS’) and Glide-Path Camera (‘GPC’) equipment fitted to the Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers (‘QEC’) (‘QEC EOS-GPC’)
In accordance with DEFCON 658 (SC2) Edition 11/17, all potential providers must complete the supplier assurance questionnaire (SAQ) via the Supplier Cyber Protection Service (Octavian) to demonstrate their compliance with the required cyber risk level. This is a self-assurance process and no validation of the SAQ return is required. You can find further information on the SAQ by searching for DCPP on GOV.UK.
The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is [Moderate] (Reference – [RAR-FBDB3TJY]).
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (‘the Authority’) intends to place a contract with Ultra Electronics Ltd (company number 02830644) (‘Ultra Electronics’).
It is considered that pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation 16(a)(ii) of the EU Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011), this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice for technical reasons where the contract may be awarded only to a particular economic operator, as detailed in this notice.
The authority’s requirement is for the provision of in-service support to a complex system configured of multiple integrated sub-systems which is further integrated with multiple complex third-party systems. System capability (including technical interoperability between complex third-party systems,) must be sustained in order to ensure effective operational capability of the UK’s Aircraft Carrier Fleet. In addition, the authority must ensure that the equipment being supported is maintained to strict technical and safety standards so that it continues to meet critical safety requirements for aircraft operating from the carrier fleet.
Ultra electronics are the original equipment manufacturer and design authority and are the only supplier with the necessary means, tools and specific know-how and expertise to provide these support services to ensure that the equipment, the platforms in which they are fitted and the aircraft operating from them all function effectively and safely.
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.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications Go reference: GO-20191128-DCB-15621290


Winner: Ultra Electronics Ltd
Award value: 5600000