Armoured military vehicles. Armoured combat vehicles. The In Services Platforms Programme Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence intends to award a 14 Month Contract to Platt Mounts Europe Ltd to provide for the refurbishment of 99 Platt Protected ...
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
Combat Tracks Group Platforms Team, DE&S;
Armoured Vehicle Programme In-Service Platforms Team, Spruce1a #1111, MOD Abbeywood
For the attention of: Gareth Fullerton
BS34 8JH Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3067981733
E-mail:
Section II: Object of the contract
Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services
Platt Mounts Europe Ltd are the Design Organisation (DO) for the mount, barrel holder, wire cutters and associated spares and have extensive in depth knowledge of the Mount design, with access to original drawings and associated confidential manufacturing data and underlying technical know-how which are required to provide the technical services required by the contract. The Authority does not possess the technical documentation and Platt Mounts Europe Ltd has confirmed that they are unwilling to supply, licence or sell this technical information to another supplier, It is considered that to utilise another supplier which does not have access to these resources would represent safety implications for the end user.
All refurbishment to the Mounts must be underwritten by the DO to provide the MOD with the required assurance that the refurbishment will not compromise either the operational effectiveness or the safety of the Platform
35410000, 35412000
Section IV: Procedure
Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with art. 28 of Directive 2009/81/EC
No tenders or no suitable tenders in response to: restricted procedure
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 periods for the restricted procedure and the negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice are incompatible with the urgency resulting from a crisis: no
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the relevant Directive: no
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: technical
The contract concerns research and development services other than those referred to in Article 13 of Directive 2009/81/EC: no
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the 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
Contract related to the provision of air and maritime transport services for the armed forces of a Member State deployed or to be deployed abroad, under the strict conditions stated in the Directive: no
The In Services Platforms Programme Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence intends to award a 14 Month Contract to Platt Mounts Europe Ltd to provide for the refurbishment of 99 Platt Protected Weapon Station mounts for the Viking Platform with the option of a further 19 following the successful User CSW trials and to supply additional equipment for maintenance of the mounts on delivery. It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons.
Platt Mounts Europe Ltd are the Design Organisation (DO) for the mount, barrel holder, wire cutters and associated spares and have extensive in depth knowledge of the Mount design, with access to original drawings and associated confidential manufacturing data and underlying technical know-how which are required to provide the technical services required by the contract. The Authority does not possess the technical documentation and Platt Mounts Europe Ltd has confirmed that they are unwilling to supply, licence or sell this technical information to another supplier, It is considered that to utilise another supplier which does not have access to these resources would represent safety implications for the end user.
All refurbishment to the Mounts must be underwritten by the DO to provide the MOD with the required assurance that the refurbishment will not compromise either the operational effectiveness or the safety of the Platform
Section V: Award of contract
Plattmounts Europe Ltd
PO Box 535, BS34 3DQ
BS34 9DQ Bristol
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-20131121-DCB-5282393
Combat Tracks Group Platforms Team, DE&S;
Armoured Vehicle Programme In-Service Platforms Team, Spruce1a #1111, MOD Abbeywood
BS34 8JH Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 3067981733
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Combat Tracks Group Platforms Team, DE&S;
Armoured Vehicle Programme In-Service Platforms Team, Spruce1a #1111, MOD Abbeywood
BS34 8JH Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3067981733
Combat Tracks Group Platforms Team, DE&S;
Armoured Vehicle Programme In-Service Platforms Team, Spruce1a #1111, MOD Abbeywood
BS34 8JH Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 3067981733