Software support services. Provision of Support, Maintenance, Onsite Support and Training for Predict.
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
Director Information Systems & Services Operating Centre, DE&S;
DIST Commercial, Spur D1, Building 405, MoD Corsham
For the attention of: Shelley Knight
SN13 9NR Corsham
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Section II: Object of the contract
Service category No 27: Other services
NUTS code UKK
72261000
Section IV: Procedure
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
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the Directive: no
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: connected with the protection of exclusive rights
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive no
Additional works/deliveries/services are ordered under the strict conditions stated in the Directive: no
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive: no
Service contract awarded to the successful candidate or one of them after a design contest: no
For supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market: no
All tenders submitted in reply to an open procedure, a restricted procedure or competitive dialogue were irregular or inacceptable. Only those tenderers were included in the negotiations which have satisfied the qualitative selection criteria: no
The Defence Informations Services Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence intends to place a two year contract with Risk Decisions Ltd for software licenses for the Predict system as well as associated support, maintenance, on-site support and training and on-site desk coaching.It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 31(1)(b) of Directive 2004.18/EC (Regulation 14(1)(a)(iii) of theUK Public Contracts Regulations 2006). This is for reasons connected with the use of exclusive copyright, patent and design rights in respect of the software belonging to Risk Decisions Ltd and because the support services cannot be provided without access to those rights.
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DIST161Risk Decisions Limited
Whichford House, Parkway Court, Oxford Business Park South
OX4 2JY Oxford
UNITED KINGDOM
Section VI: Complementary information
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Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-20131029-DCB-5229153
Director Information Systems & Services Operating Centre, DE&S;
DIST Commercial, Spur D1, Building 405, MoD Corsham
SN13 9NR Corsham
UNITED KINGDOM
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Director Information Systems & Services Operating Centre, DE&S;
DIST Commercial, Spur D1, Building 405, MoD Corsham
SN13 9NR Corsham
UNITED KINGDOM