Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Drone Demonstration and Development Project

UK-Southampton: Aviation test software development services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Matitime & Coastguard Agency
       105 Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1EG, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7780226001, Email: AviationPMO@mcga.gov.uk
       Main Address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Other activity: Marine Safety

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Drone Demonstration and Development Project            
      Reference number: TCA 3/7/1111

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         72212132 - Aviation test software development services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: The procurement of a drone demonstration and development contract will enable the MCA to assess the potential use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to augment current and future aerial surveillance capability by reducing, enhancing or replacing existing delivery methods. It will seek to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of MCA operations whilst reducing the risk to MCA personnel.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 990,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The procurement of a drone demonstration and development contract will enable the MCA to assess the potential use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to augment current and future aerial surveillance capability by reducing, enhancing or replacing existing delivery methods. It will seek to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of MCA operations whilst reducing the risk to MCA personnel.
The key deliverable the MCA aims to achieve from a drone demonstration and development contract is to address and remove the regulatory issues and barriers to allow Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flight in unsegregated and uncontrolled UK airspace.
The resulting evidence will support any recommendation for the employment of drones and provide evidence for the value for money argument of an operational capability.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2019/S 130-319522
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: TCA 3/7/1111    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: CONTRACT FOR DRONE DEMONSTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 17/09/2019

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 27
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Elbit Systems, 05241591
             77 Kingsway, London, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 948,257
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Maritime and Coastguard Agency
          Spring Place, Southampton, SO15 1EG, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 7785925804

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          Maritime and Coastguard Agency
          Spring Place, Southampton, SO15 1EG, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 7785925804

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          Maritime and Coastguard Agency
          Spring Place, Southampton, SO15 1EG, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 7785925804

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 13/05/2020