Notice Information
Notice Title
710813450 - Provision of RAFAT Information Management System
Notice Description
The UK Military Flight Training Systems Hawk Delivery Team, which is part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) proposes to place a contract with tlmNexus for the provision of the Royal Air Force Aerobatics Team Information Management System (RIMS). The term of the proposed contract is 3 years with options to extend until the TMk1 OSD. The requirement has an estimated value of PS3M. In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) as amended (in particular by SI 2020/1319). 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 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The UK Military Flight Training Systems Hawk Delivery Team, which is part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) proposes to place a contract with tlmNexus for the provision of the Royal Air Force Aerobatics Team Information Management System (RIMS). The term of the proposed contract is 3 years with options to extend until the TMk1 OSD. The requirement has an estimated value of PS3M. In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) as amended (in particular by SI 2020/1319). 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 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons. This is because tlmNexus as the Original Equipment Manufacturer, are the only entity that has the required technical knowledge, know-how, relevant expertise and ability to support the current IMS. Transfer of the solution to a new contractor and hence a different technical solution would present an unacceptable airworthiness and operational risk. In addition, this poses a Human Factors safety implication expecting RAFAT personnel to transfer to yet another IMS. This is considered a significant safety risk that is not acceptable to the Authority. tlmNexus hold proprietary information and documentation for RIMS which the UK MoD do not have rights of access to and which would be necessary in order to meet the requirement.
Options: Potential options to extend to T1 OSD. Estimated value incorporates contractual cover until 31st March 2030.
Procurement Information
The UK Military Flight Training Systems Hawk Delivery Team, which is part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) proposes to place a contract with tlmNexus for the provision of the Royal Air Force Aerobatics Team Information Management System (RIMS). The term of the proposed contract is 3 years with options to extend until the TMk1 OSD. The requirement has an estimated value of PS3M. In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) as amended (in particular by SI 2020/1319). 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 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons. This is because tlmNexus as the Original Equipment Manufacturer, are the only entity that has the required technical knowledge, know-how, relevant expertise and ability to support the current IMS. Transfer of the solution to a new contractor and hence a different technical solution would present an unacceptable airworthiness and operational risk. In addition, this poses a Human Factors safety implication expecting RAFAT personnel to transfer to yet another IMS. This is considered a significant safety risk that is not acceptable to the Authority. tlmNexus hold proprietary information and documentation for RIMS which the UK MoD do not have rights of access to and which would be necessary in order to meet the requirement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-043ad3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005259-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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- CPV Codes
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Feb 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Feb 20242 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- joanna.beard290@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
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- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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