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UK-Bristol: weapons, ammunition and associated parts

2010/S 168-256979

VOLUNTARY EX ANTE TRANSPARENCY NOTICE

This notice is published by a contracting authority (covered by Directive 2004/18/EC)

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY/ENTITY

  • I.1)
    NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)

    Contact: Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax Dismounted Soldier Systems (DSS), DE&S
    Elm 3c, #4336, MoD Abbey Wood
    Commercial Manager
    Alex Matthews
    BS34 8JHBristol
    UNITED KINGDOM
    +44 1179137165
    desleicg-dss-comrcl1@mod.uk
    +44 1179131909

    Internet address(es)

    General address of the contracting authority/entity http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Home/

  • I.2)
    TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES

    Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

    Defence

    The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities No

    • I.3)
    MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES OF THE CONTRACTING ENTITY

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

  • II.1)
    DESCRIPTION
  • II.1.1)
    Title attributed to the contract

    Weapon rail adapters.

  • II.1.2)
    Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

    Supplies

    Main place of delivery Telford and Wrekin.

    NUTS code UKG21

    • II.1.3)
    The notice involves

  • II.1.4)
    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    Weapons, ammunition and associated parts. “The Dismounted Soldier Systems (DSS) Project Team of the UK Ministry of Defence proposes to let a Contract with ISTEC Limited to enable the procurement of 16 644 weapon rail adapters for use by the UK Armed Forces for which ISTEC Ltd are the sole proprietary design owners.

    It is considered that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Article 31(2)(b) of Directive 2004/18/EC (Regulation 14(1)(a)(iii) of UK Public Contracts Regulations 2006). ISTEC Limited hold the exclusive design right for the required weapons rail adapter, and to place the contract with another supplier would result in incompatibility and disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance.”.

  • II.1.5)
    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    35300000

  • II.1.6)
    Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    No

  • II.2)
    TOTAL FINAL VALUE OF CONTRACT(S)
  • II.2.1)
    Total final value of contract(s)

    Value 600 000 GBP

    Including VAT. VAT rate (%) 17,5

    • SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

    • IV.1)
      TYPE OF PROCEDURE
    • IV.1.1)
      Type of procedure

      Negotiated without a call for competition

      Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC or 2004/17/EC respectively

      c) The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: TechnicalConnected with the protection of exclusive rights

      It is considered that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Article 31(2)(b) of Directive 2004/18/EC (Regulation 14(1)(a)(iii) of UK Public Contracts Regulations 2006). ISTEC Limited hold the exclusive design right for the required weapons rail adapter, and to place the contract with another supplier would result in incompatibility and disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance.”

    • IV.2)
      AWARD CRITERIA
    • IV.2.1)
      Award criteria

      The most economically advantageous tender in terms of

      Compatibility and technical characteristics. Weighting 100

    • IV.2.2)
      An electronic auction has been used

      No

    • IV.3)
      ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
    • IV.3.1)
      File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity

      DSS/00052

    • IV.3.2)
      Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

      No

    SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT

      V.1)
      DATE OF CONTRACT AWARD DECISION:

      V.2)
      NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED:

      V.3)
      NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR IN FAVOUR OF WHOM THE CONTRACT AWARD HAS BEEN TAKEN

      V.4)
      INFORMATION ON VALUE OF CONTRACT

      V.5)
      THE CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO BE SUB-CONTRACTED

    SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

    • VI.1)
      CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY COMMUNITY FUNDS

      No

    • VI.2)
      ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

      Advertising regime OJEU:- These contract opportunities are published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) and the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin. The award of any subsequent contract arising from such requirements is subject to the Public Contract Regulations 2006. Where advertising is necessary in the OJEU and the DCB, the content of the 2 adverts must be exactly the same. Tracker reference: TKR-2010826-DCB-1852451 GO reference: GO-2010826-DCB-1852452.

    • VI.3)
      PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
    • VI.3.1)
      Body responsible for appeal procedures

      E-mail: Tel. Fax Dismounted Soldier Systems (DSS), DE&S
      Elm 3c #4336
      BS34 8JHBristol
      UNITED KINGDOM
      desleicg-dss-comrcl1@mod.uk
      +44 1179137165
      +44 1179131909

    • VI.3.2)
      Lodging of appeals

      Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Any appeal must be lodged during the period in which the notice is published. The notice is anticipated to be published until 5.9.2010.

    • VI.3.3)
      Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

      E-mail: Tel. Fax Dismounted Soldier Systems (DSS), DE&S
      Elm 3c #4336, Abbey Wood
      Bristol
      UNITED KINGDOM
      desleicg-dss-comrcl1@mod.uk
      +44 1179137165
      +44 1179131909

    • VI.4)
      DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

      26.8.2010