Justification of the decision of the procurer to award the contract without the prior publication of a contract notice:
Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Team · United Kingdom
Key facts
- Contract value
- £415,000,000
- Awarded
- 17 Apr 2016
- Contract starts
- 29 Sep 2016
- Contract ends
- 31 Oct 2023
- Procedure
- Other -
- Buyer type
- Central government
Awarded to
| Supplier | Value |
|---|---|
| US Department of Defence | £415,000,000 |
Description
The Unmanned Air Systems Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (âMoDâ), intends to acquire the PROTECTOR Unmanned Aerial System through a Government -Government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Contract with the US Department of Defence (US DoD). The MoD has conducted a thorough Assessment Phase (AP) which has concluded that the Certifiable Predator B (CPB) is the only system capable of achieving UK Military Type Certification (MTC) and delivering the PROTECTOR requirement within the required timescales. The only means of acquiring the CPB is through a contract with the US DoD. The Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 do not apply to the proposed contract with the US DoD by virtue of Regulation 7(1)(h)(i).
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and search for the notice with reference 'UK-Bristol: Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles.'.
Categories (CPV)
- 35613100 Unmanned combat aerial vehicles
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