{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-04de5e-2025-02-12T19:22:37Z", "date": "2025-02-12T19:22:37Z", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-04de5e", "initiationType": "tender", "tender": { "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-04de5e", "legalBasis": { "id": "32009L0081", "scheme": "CELEX" }, "title": "Voluntary Transparency Notice 2 (VTN) for Archer Artillery System Enduring In-Service Support Contract", "status": "complete", "classification": { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "50840000", "description": "Repair and maintenance services of weapons and weapon systems" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "description": "INTERIM 155 CAPABILITY PROJECT - Archer Artillery System Enduring In-Service Support Contract The Secretary of State for Defence, acting through the Interim 155 Capability Team of the Ministry of Defence (the \"Authority\") informs of the Authority's intention to enter negotiations with BAE Systems Bofors AB for Archer Artillery System Enduring In-Service Support Contract, and be on Contract by Q2 2026, addressing equipment and components via technical design and configuring the Archer Artillery System, providing training, maintenance, repair, obsolescence and configuration management of the Archer Artillery Systems for the period of 7 years, including 2 x 1 Year Options. Please note this Contract has not yet been placed and the intention is to place this contract in Q2 2026. This VTN is for transparency purposes.", "lots": [ { "id": "1", "description": "The Archer Artillery System is designed, developed and supported solely by BAE Systems Bofors AB. Only BAE Systems Bofors AB have the necessary and specific technological skills, knowledge in the underlying design and expertise to be able to provide support services required by the MOD to deliver the required outputs of the Interim 155 Capability Project. As the Design Authority (DA), BAE Systems Bofors AB have ownership of essential drawings, technology and are only manufacturer of long lead bespoke items. The Authority does not have sufficient rights to provide such data to any third party. BAE Systems Bofors AB BAE Systems Bofors AB are the only company that can combine technical re-design with maintenance and repair activities with the requirement for supporting the equipment. No other party has the necessary technical expertise and knowledge required to support the equipment and access to proprietary design information and specialist tooling and testing equipment such that only they can provide an acceptable safety case to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority.", "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "price", "name": "Lowest price" } ] }, "hasOptions": true, "options": { "description": "2 x 1 year Options" } } ], "items": [ { "id": "1", "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UK" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "procurementMethod": "limited", "procurementMethodDetails": "Negotiated without publication of a contract notice", "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [ { "scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL", "id": "D_MANUF_FOR_RESEARCH", "description": "The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive" }, { "scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL", "id": "D_TECHNICAL", "description": "The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons" } ], "procurementMethodRationale": "The Secretary of State for Defence, acting through the Interim 155 Capability Team of the Ministry of Defence (the \"Authority\") informs of the Authority's intention to enter negotiations with BAE Systems Bofors AB for Archer Artillery System In-Service Support Contract , and be on Contract by Q2 2026, addressing equipment and components via technical design and configuring the Archer Artillery System, providing training, maintenance, repair, obsolescence and configuration management of the Archer Artillery Systems for the period of 7 years, including 2 x 1 year Options. 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 award of the contract using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. The Archer Artillery System is designed, developed and supported solely by BAE Systems Bofors AB. Only BAE Systems Bofors AB have the necessary and specific technological skills, knowledge in the underlying design and expertise to be able to provide support services required by the MOD to deliver the required outputs of the Interim 155 Capability Project. As the Design Authority (DA), BAE Systems Bofors AB have ownership of essential drawings, technology and are only manufacturer of long lead bespoke items. The Authority does not have sufficient rights to provide such data to any third party. BAE Systems Bofors AB are the only company that can combine technical re-design with maintenance and repair activities with the requirement for supporting the equipment. No other party has the necessary technical expertise and knowledge required to support the equipment and access to proprietary design information and specialist tooling and testing equipment such that only they can provide an acceptable safety case to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority." }, "awards": [ { "id": "004831-2025-1", "relatedLots": [ "1" ], "status": "active", "hasSubcontracting": true, "suppliers": [ { "id": "GB-FTS-68296", "name": "BAE Systems Bofors AB" } ] } ], "parties": [ { "id": "GB-FTS-5483", "name": "Ministry of Defence", "identifier": { "legalName": "Ministry of Defence" }, "address": { "locality": "Bristol", "region": "UK", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, "contactPoint": { "name": "Ina Temirzhanova", "email": "ina.temirzhanova100@mod.gov.uk" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "url": "http://www.des.mod.uk", "classifications": [ { "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE", "id": "MINISTRY", "description": "Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions" }, { "scheme": "COFOG", "id": "02", "description": "Defence" } ] } }, { "id": "GB-FTS-68296", "name": "BAE Systems Bofors AB", "identifier": { "legalName": "BAE Systems Bofors AB" }, "address": { "locality": "Karlskoga", "region": "SE", "countryName": "Sweden" }, "roles": [ "supplier" ], "details": { "scale": "large" } }, { "id": "GB-FTS-137755", "name": "Interim 155 Capability Team", "identifier": { "legalName": "Interim 155 Capability Team" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Elm 1C, Abbey Wood", "locality": "Bristol", "postalCode": "BS34 8JH", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, "roles": [ "reviewBody", "mediationBody" ], "additionalContactPoints": [ { "email": "ina.temirzhanova100@mod.gov.uk" } ] } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-FTS-5483", "name": "Ministry of Defence" }, "contracts": [ { "id": "004831-2025-1", "awardID": "004831-2025-1", "status": "active", "value": { "amount": 58000000, "currency": "GBP" }, "dateSigned": "2025-02-11T00:00:00Z" } ], "language": "en" }