TIKAL Stage 3 · UK public procurement notice

CPV: Development of software for military applications

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

Unspecified in notice

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

19 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST

Last source update

23 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST

FTS notice number

2021/S 000-020732

Classification (CPV)

Development of software for military applications

Delivery area

North West (UKD4)

Official registry OCID

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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 Secretary of State for Defence, acting by the Combat Air Strategy Team (Combat Air), intends to enter into a Contract with BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd (the Supplier) for the maintenance and refinement of the PYRAMID technical solution with further research and development as required and technical and engineering support to products using PYRAMID. The estimated total value of the procurement is between £25,000,000.00 and £50,000,000.00 with a Contract duration of three (3) years with two Option year extensions taking the total maximum duration to five (5) years (option years taken into account with estimated procurement value).

This procurement is not regulated by regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) and is not within scope 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 not appropriate. It is considered that the award of the Contract without prior publication of a Contract Notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful as the decision to do so is reasonable and justified as a matter of public law. This is on the basis that if even in the event that the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 were to apply, a competition would not be required on the following basis. In accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii), of the DSPCR 2011 on the basis that the TIKAL Stage 3 activities are inextricably linked to the activities taken place on all preceding TIKAL Contracts due to the continuing requirement for maintenance, further refinement and additional R&D of the PYRAMID solution and only the supplier has the necessary tools, test bench rig, know-how and expertise in relation to the PYRAMID solution and is able to design, develop and integrate the technical solution without introducing an unacceptable level of risk in relation to safety requirements, security requirements, accreditation and compatibility.

Publisher note: This VTN is for the opportunity at the following link: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=52083

• BAE Systems (Operations) LtdAwarded supplier Preston, North West, PR4 1AXContact emailShow contact details

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