Break Fix Support

Concepts

• technical support
• bristol
• engineering support
• fix support
• the typhoon engineering support subsystem
• the typhoon engineering support subsystem none
• break-fix support solution
• an enhanced break-fix support solution
• break
• engineering

Location

Bristol

Description

To deliver an enhanced Break-Fix Support Solution to the Typhoon Engineering Support Subsystem

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 71356300 - Technical support services
• 71336000 - Engineering support services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

It is considered that this contract can be placed with Fujitsu using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulations 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011). This is for the following Technical Reasons: BAES are an approved design organisation under the Military Aviation Authority’s Design Approved Organisation Scheme and within that approval are listed as Senior Design staff with approval to certify Design Certificates for Typhoon software and Hardware. The Military Aviation Authority (MAA) requires that this DAOS approved organisation has extensive Typhoon Engineering Support Subsystem design experience and this currently cannot be achieved outside of the BAES environment in the case of UK Engineering Support Subsystem, ESS. BAES as the Design Authority determine the type and specification of the hardware we require, which is signed off by the Design Authorities safety and Airworthiness team. The support contract can only be placed with Fujitsu, as Fujitsu is the only company authorised by BAES to supply DA/SDR approved equipment and spares support to assure the validity of the design and use criteria detailed in the Declaration of Design and Performance, DDP, which covers the safety and airworthiness of the product and therefore the platform.In addition, Fujitsu are the Manufacturer and Supplier of the hardware used at UK Main Operating Bases, MOBs and therefore are the only party with the required Subject Matter Experts, SMEs able to sustain integrity of the systems. Furthermore Fujitsu is the only supplier possessing the specific know-how required to support the equipment and provide airworthiness and safety with a through-life support contract, with spares and specific knowledgeable engineers.

Other Information

The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications