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VTN 704456454 - DDSFTW076 Northrop Grumman Software License Agreement

Computer support and consultancy services
South West (UKK)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "VTN 704456454 - DDSFTW076 Northrop Grumman Software License Agreement". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of DefenceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
1.6Bids / Report
80% of reports have one bid
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 12 active published awards; 5 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
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Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published5 Aug 2022, 10:08 BST
Last source update5 Aug 2022, 10:08 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationComputer support and consultancy services
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-035933
What is being bought
The Dynamic Software and Enterprise team (DSET) within Defence Digital, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a two-year contract with Northrop Grumman UK Ltd (“NG”) for NG Software Licence Support and respective Engineering Support Services. The software licensing and engineering support under the proposed Contract allows the provision of a critical NG application to host the C4ISR Toolset which is the mandated PJHQ J3 repository for world-wide significant operational events. This is a critical system for provision of the information environment for UK operations worldwide.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Aug 2022, 10:08 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    5 Aug 2022, 10:08 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    5 Aug 2022, 10:08 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement 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 the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for Technical Reasons.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    5 Aug 2022, 10:08 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 5 Aug 2022, 00:00 BST · £4,300,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Northrop Grumman
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Contracts
DDSFTW076 Northrop Grumman Software License Agreement
£4,300,000 · signed 5 Aug 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-FTS-22975
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  • Ministry of Defence
    buyer

    Corsham, UKK1
    james.bibby105@mod.gov.uk

  • Ministry of Defence, Defence Digital
    reviewBody

    Corsham, SN13 9NR

  • Northrop Grumman
    supplier

    Leander House, Fareham, UKJ3, PO15 7AZ
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleFor technical reasons the contract may only be awarded to NG since only they own all associated technical background and IPR related to the licenses and support required. In addition, because of this, only NG can provide the 3rd & 4th line support required. This opportunity is further restricted by ITAR regulations, under which only NG are able to support this application. No other provider could deliver the requirement in the time and cost envelope required and without introducing unacceptable interoperability risk. As the service is currently operationally in-use across a vast range of assets any immediate change in provider would leave an unacceptable capability gap.