Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
UK
E-mail: desse-cct-comrcl-team@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://des.mod.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Opus Suite Software Training and Support
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72212931
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of Opus Suite Software Training and Support 3 years
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
950 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72242000
80533100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Opus Suite Software Training and Support
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
2 x 1 year options
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice
Justification for selected award procedure:
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the condition stated in the Directive (for supplies only)
Explanation:
The Support Services programme team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to award a three-year contract (plus two optional years – total potential contract term 5 years) for the annual upgrade, technical support and training of the Authority’s existing OPUS10, SIMLOX,CONNECT and CATLOC software (The OPUS Modelling Suite) , held under perpetual licence with Systecon UK Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Systecon AB (Sweden), the original developers of this suite of software.
The Opus Modelling Suite validated, verified and approved by MoD is commonly used by Allied Nations and Industry partners for spares optimisation, allowing continuity of information flow and effective interoperability. The tool enables MoD to simulate, optimise and evaluate the Support Chain of our major equipment, platforms and sub-systems based on a variety of performance measures and cost throughout the CADMID(T) life cycle, allowing simulation of scenarios with different logistic support solutions and operations
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 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.
The MoD already holds perpetual user licences to use this suite of proprietary Systecon modelling software, and to ensure that this software remains validated and verified for its intended task, this needs to be upgraded and supported by the original developers of the software and licence provider. This is because only Systecon has access to the technical know-how and source data necessary to undertake the work required under the contract. Both the technical support and upgrade work and the training element of this requirement can only be provided by Systecon UK Ltd as sales, support, training and consultancy is provided by Systecon UK Limited, as Systecon AB (Sweden)’s sole authorised supplier of Opus Suite support and training in the UK. In this regard no other UK organisation has legitimate access to the Opus Suite software, nor the expertise or authority to meet the MoD’s requirements.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
27/07/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Systecon (UK) Ltd
Norfolk
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
950 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
DE&S, Abbey Wood, Bristol
Bristol
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/07/2023