Official UK procurement notice
Low Value Cat D · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Joint Sensors and Engagement Networks Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (‘the Authority’), intends to enter into a contract with Northrop Grumman UK Limited (‘NGUK’, ‘the Contractor’), by way of new contract JSENS/00212 (the ‘Contract’). This is planned to take effect on and from 1st October 2024 for a period of 6 months for the undertaking of two case studies and the delivery of related report(s) assessing the feasibility of the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) and Forward Area Air Defence (FAAD) C2 systems and their suitability as potential short and medium-range air defence (SHORAD/MRAD) C2 solutions. The Contract will be a low value Category D procurement.
CPV: Research and Development services on security and defence materials
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts…
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. The Authority considers that the single source procurement of this non-competitive contract falls within the circumstances set out in regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR, ‘use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice’ for technical reasons as detailed below.
The Contractor, NGUK, are the operating entity in the United Kingdom for the ultimate parent, Northrop Grumman Corporation that is the design authority and joint holder (shared with USG) of all intellectual property rights for the physical elements of both the IBCS and FAAD systems, and software elements of FAAD system. The Authority does not have any rights in the required proprietary information to enable it to pass this on to a third party.
As such, NGUK are the only supplier with the specific know-how, ability to access the necessary proprietary information, and means to provide the required depth of analysis to address questions raised by the Authority, particularly in relation to specific interoperability and safety requirements relating to the potential solution. The Contractor is therefore the only economic operator capable of meeting the Authority’s technical requirements for the purposes of the Contract. Additional information: The total actual value of this procurement will be published alongside the Contract Award Notice once finalised. The purpose of this Voluntary Transparency Notice (VTN) is to announce the decision that the MOD intends to conduct single source procurement with Northrop Grumman UK for the reasons outlined above.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Technical Merit: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Technical Merit: 100
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- 10 Sept 2024, 07:32 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2024, 07:32 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-028865- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04996aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
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 Contractor, NGUK, are the operating entity in the United Kingdom for the ultimate parent, Northrop Grumman Corporation that is the design authority and joint holder (shared with USG) of all intellectual property rights for the physical elements of both the IBCS and FAAD systems, and software elements of FAAD system. The Authority does not have any rights in the required proprietary information to enable it to pass this on to a third party. As such, NGUK are the only supplier with the specific know-how, ability to access the necessary proprietary information, and means to provide the required depth of analysis to address questions raised by the Authority, particularly in relation to specific interoperability and safety requirements relating to the potential solution.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman UK LtdDelivery of IBCS and FAAD C2 Concept StudiesSubcontracting: declared | £1 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Delivery of IBCS and FAAD C2 Concept Studies · Northrop Grumman UK Ltd
- Signed
- 27 Aug 2024
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- JSENS Delivery Team, DE&SReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NORTHROP GRUMMAN UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.