Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bfd-879e-7145-9c59-2f9773b3ec83/justification-of-the-decision-of-the-procurer-to-award-the-contract-without-the

awarded GB open procedure

# 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](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-defence-combat-air-unmanned-air-systems-uas-team)

Estimated value

£415,000,000

Published

18 Nov 2016

Deadline

Closed

18 Apr 2016

## Who can bid

- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

## About this tender

The Unmanned Air Systems Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“MoD”), 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).

Additional information: To view this notice, register as a supplier here:

[contracts.mod.uk/delta/signup.html](http://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/signup.html?userType=supplier)

and search for the notice with reference 'UK-Bristol: Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles.'.

## CPV classification

Unmanned combat aerial vehicles

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/965493e4-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b)

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