Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2018-02-07
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Helicopters, Lynx Project Team
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 50660000
Estimated value: 794000 GBP

Technical requirements: The Pre-Flight Message Test Facility (PFMTF) at the Joint Electronic Warfare Operational Support Centre (JEWOSC) requires regular maintenance and repair services
The Pre-Flight Message Test Facility (PFMTF) at the Joint Electronic Warfare Operational Support Centre (JEWOSC) requires regular maintenance and repair services, including updates to the software as required.
The Authority has a requirement to provide a 4-year contract to support the Pre-Flight Message Test Facility at the Joint Electronic Warfare Operational Support Centre to support the Wildcat. The requirement is for Repair services including updates to the software as required:
HELSS/0073 is subject to DEFCON 658 - Cyber and DEFSTAN 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers. A Cyber Risk Assessment has been carried out by the Project Team and a risk level of Low has been identified (Reference: RAR-ANCX42AX).
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The Defence Equipment & Support Lynx-Wildcat Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to award a four year contract to Leonardo MW Ltd (Leonardo Airborne & Space Systems Division) to support the Pre-Flight Message Test Facility (PFMTF) at the Joint Electronic Warfare Operational Support Centre (JEWOSC) to support the Wildcat Helicopter fleet.
The MoD’s requirement is for Maintenance and Repair services including updates to the software as required:
It is considered that the contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulation 2011) for technical reasons. This is on the basis that only Leonardo MW Ltd, as the Original Equipment Manufacturer:
2) Have the specialist knowledge and experience of the PFMTF and Sky Guardian 2000 Radar Warning Receiver (which the test facility supports,) required to provide these support services, and,
3) Are capable of manufacturing and providing Spares to the PFMTF which is a complex and bespoke test facility.
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.
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-201826-DCB-11852790.


Winner: Leonardo MW Limited (Leonardo Airborne & Space Systems)
Award value: 794000