Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2018-12-01
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Other
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 35520000: Parts for warships
Estimated value: 4500000 GBP

Technical requirements: The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) proposes to place a contract with Ansell Jones Marine Services Ltd for the Marine Systems Support (MSS) for MSS/076:
This procurement is being placed under the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 (implementing Directive 2009/81/EC).
The Marine Systems Support Team within Defence equipment and support, which is a part of the UK Ministry of Defence (the authority), intends to place a contract for the supply of Ansell Jones Marine Services Ltd (AJMS) doors, scuttles, hatches and associated equipment, held onboard UK Royal Navy Surface Ships. The scope shall cover spares, repairs and post design services/Ad-Hoc technical support for a period of two (2) years extendable by the exercise of an option to one (1) further year.
It is considered the proposed 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 of the European Parliament and the Council (Regulation 16 (1) (a) (ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR) for technical reasons.
AJMS equipment is fitted onboard UK Royal Navy Type 23 Frigates, Landing Platform Docks (LPD) and Mine Counter Measures (MCM) classes of surface ships. As both the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and support Contractor for this equipment, AJMS alone possesses the extensive in-depth technical knowledge and exclusive access to the specific design data and material specifications required to provide the necessary support at the required quality. Only AJMS has at its disposal the specific jigs, molds and adapted equipment required to undertake the forging and manufacturing of the specific design of equipment including: material specifications, low magnetic signature equipment and ballistic characteristics.
To procure alternative support to the AJMS equipment (including the provision of spares and Ad-hoc technical services) would present significant and unacceptable risk (including risk to life) to the authority in relation to: acceptable levels of configuration management, compatibility and interoperability of such spares, including technical suitability, ballistic properties, environmental integrity and the safety/classification society demands required for such equipment. No third party will be able to provide the required assurance to the reasonable satisfaction of the authority at this time, and therefore no other economic operator can provide these services.
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-20181128-DCB-13630508


Winner: Ansell Jones Marine Services Ltd
Award value: 4500000