LFME · UK public procurement notice

CPV: Training and simulation in military electronic systems

Procedure method

Negotiated without publication of a contract notice

Legal basis

CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Awarded

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Competitive procedure

GPA / WTO covered

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

27 Jul 2022, 13:13 BST

Last source update

27 Jul 2022, 13:13 BST

Authority reference

TSSP/140

FTS notice number

2022/S 000-020466

Classification (CPV)

Training and simulation in military electronic systems

Delivery area

UK

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-035679 Find a Tender

Why no open competition

No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice; The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

The Training & Simulation Systems Portfolio Team, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co (KMW) for support of the Live Fire Monitoring Equipment (LFME), which is a system used in the tuition of students learning to fire live ammunition.

The contract will be for 3 years and have an estimated value of £15,000,000

In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this contract falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of this contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons.

This is because KMW is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the LFME and has supported it since it was introduced into service in 1991. Only the OEM has the drawings, information, technical expertise and tools necessary to support this vital piece of training equipment.

Publisher note: 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 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

• Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KGAwarded supplier August-Bode-Str. 1, Kassel, DE, D-34127Contact email, phoneShow contact details

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