Contract

Manufacture of Lancaster Tailplanes and Minor Depth Maintenance

  • Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Fast Air Support Team (FAST)

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-000813

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-028a81

Published 14 January 2021, 6:32pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Fast Air Support Team (FAST)

Rm 1, Bldg 160, RAF Coningsby

LINCOLN

LN4 4SY

Contact

Kevin Hamblin

Email

Kevin.Hamblin933@mod.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1526835273

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKF30 - Lincolnshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-equipment-and-support

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Defence


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Manufacture of Lancaster Tailplanes and Minor Depth Maintenance

Reference number

FAST/00230

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50210000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft and other equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Manufacture and fitment of new left and right tail planes for the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s (BBMF) Lancaster B1 aircraft together with other Depth maintenance activity including Minor Maintenance.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1,389,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF30 - Lincolnshire
Main site or place of performance

Lincolnshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Research, design and manufacture of jigs & tooling; manufacture of left & right tailplanes incl. all necessary fixtures & fittings in accordance with approved drawings; testing & certification; fitment to Lancaster PA474 of the left & right tailplanes including functional testing at the Contractor’s premises to ensure compliance with the Military Aviation Authority Regulations including Mil Pt 145; & provision of a full documentation suite including Design Approved Organisation Scheme company approval for any changes or concessions to the original tailplane design. The Contractor will also be required to undertake a Lancaster Minor Maintenance and other specialist Out of Phase maintenance tasks in accordance with MOD approved data. The contract has an estimated duration of 3 (three) years commencing in Dec 2018 although the principal manufacture, fitment and testing will be required to be completed in time for the aircraft to be operational for the 2021 Memorial Flight season.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: Technical Ability / Weighting: 0

Cost criterion - Name: Pricing / Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 32(2)(b)(ii) and 32(2)(c) Directive 2014/24/EU (Regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii) and Regulation 32 (2)(c) of the UK Public Contracts Regulations 2015). The contract may only be awarded to the Contractor due to technical reasons and for reasons of extreme urgency including the need to utilise specific know-how, tools, processes, infrastructure and the expertise of suitably qualified specialised personnel, which only the Contractor has at its disposal and the fact that the Contractor is the only supplier who holds the necessary MAOS (Maintenance Approved Organisation Scheme) accreditation for the Lancaster B1 aircraft required by the Authority to satisfy its obligations under the relevant Military Aviation Authority Regulations. To accredit any other provider would take a minimum of 18 months and thus not meet the Authority’s required programme timetable.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2018/S 225-514738


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

700006536

Title

FAST/00230: BBMF Lancaster Maintenance Package & Tailplanes Replacement Phase 2 to 5

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 December 2020

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Aircraft Restoration Company T/A Propshop Limited

Building 425,, Duxford Airfield,, Duxford

Cambridge

CB22 4QR

Email

contracts@aircraftrestorationcompany.com

Telephone

+44 1223835313

Fax

+44 1223837290

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,369,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional 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

Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-2021114-DCB-17641828

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Fast Air Support Team (FAST)

Rm 1, Bldg 160, RAF Coningsby

LINCOLN

LN4 4SY

Email

Kevin.Hamblin933@mod.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1526835273

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Fast Air Support Team (FAST)

LINCOLN

Email

Kevin.Hamblin933@mod.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1526835273

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Fast Air Support Team (FAST)

LINCOLN

Email

Kevin.Hamblin933@mod.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1526835273

Country

United Kingdom