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Published 17 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Spatial Disorientation Trainer Upgrades

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£2,800,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 11 Mar 2022
Awarded to AMST-Systemtechnik GmbH

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CONTRACT AMENDMENT TO CURRENT MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR 2 X SPATIAL DISORIENTATION TRAINERS (SDT) TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE UPGRADE OF BOTH THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE OF THE 2 X SDTS.

CPV: Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1
Delivery: UK

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Lowest price

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
17 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
Last source update
17 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-007375
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032369 Find 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 FsAST PT part of the UK Ministry of Defence, (the “Authority”) intends to award a contract to AMST-SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH for the provision of a comprehensive upgrade to the hardware and software for the two Spatial Disorientation Trainers (SDTs) at RAF Henlow to ensure the continued operation of the SDTs. The contract has an estimated value of £2,800,000.00 and a proposed term of one year.

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 (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for exclusive rights and technical reasons.

This is on the basis that AMST is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) [and Design Authority (DA)] of the SDTs and has supported the SDTs, both the hardware and software, for the last [15] years. As the OEM [and DA] AMST owns the drawings, data and other required technical information in the SDTs needed to modify and complete the upgrade of the hardware and software. The Authority does not own, nor does it have the right to pass on to third parties, the drawings, data and proprietary information necessary to complete the upgrade to the SDTs. Therefore, any modification within the required safety case cannot be assured unless the upgrade work is carried out by AMST, the OEM. In addition, the Authority does not hold, nor does it have rights to the source code. Any modification required to copyright works will have to be completed by AMST as the OEM.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,800,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Mar 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AMST-Systemtechnik GmbHSMESubcontracting: declared£2,800,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence BRISTOL, UKContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.