Official UK procurement notice
Project Mojave · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, has awarded a Single Source Non-Qualifying Defence Contract valued at $1,596,180.00 (ex VAT) with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Limited ("the Contractor") for the delivery of work to undertake trials/experiments in order to demonstrate a threshold capability for a Short Take off and Landing Uncrewed Air Vehicle (UAV).
CPV: Test and evaluation of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 May 2023, 16:08 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Nov 2023, 17:53 GMT
- Authority reference
709505451- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-034013- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ce0cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
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 (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) because the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Limited as competition is absent for technical grounds. The contract will enable work to be undertaken as a proof of concept utilising existing technology/services provided by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Limited in order to carry out experiments that will determine the future scope to address a number of capability problem sets and will support future investment decisions. In addition and in the alternative, the contract is for research and development services within regulation 16(1)(c).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Atomics Aeronautical Systems LimitedSubcontracting: declared | £1,250,000 † | — | Awarded |
| General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | US$1,596,180 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Project Mojave · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc
- Signed
- 16 Oct 2023
- Value
- US$1,596,180
- Status
- active
Project Mojave · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Limited
- Signed
- 19 May 2023
- Value
- £1,250,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Ministry of Defence, Navy Command CommercialReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems LimitedAwarded supplier
- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.