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DAC 28/24 Fixed Wing Plane — Engine Maintenance

  • Police Service of Northern Ireland

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-001179

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04cfde

Published 14 January 2025, 1:16pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Police Service of Northern Ireland

C/O 303 Airport Road West

BELFAST

BT3 9ED

Email

Justice.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.psni.police.uk/

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Public order and safety


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

DAC 28/24 Fixed Wing Plane — Engine Maintenance

Reference number

DAC 28/24

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50211210 - Repair and maintenance services of aircraft engines

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The direction of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) stipulate that police air operators certificate

holders of an aircraft must have maintenance agreements in place with suitably licensed and certified contractors to provide maintenance services, and without these arrangements in place PSNI would have to ground the aircraft and the service wide assets could not be deployed.

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: £923,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN0 - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The direction of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) stipulate that police air operators certificate holders of an aircraft must have maintenance agreements in place with suitably licensed and certified contractors to provide maintenance services, and without these arrangements in place PSNI would have to ground the aircraft and the service wide assets could not be deployed.

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

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Explanation:

The Economic Operator have propriety rights to the aircraft maintenance and parts ; and there is the technical necessity of parts to

ensure that the health and safety of the aircraft is not compromised. There are further statutory obligations to comply with the Civil

Aviation Authority to have a maintenance contract in place.This contract is critical to maintain operational delivery as the aircrafts are used for local and national security duties.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

14 January 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Withheld for security Reasons

Belfast

Email

Justice.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN0 - Northern Ireland
Internet address

https://etendersni.gov.uk

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 923,000 GHS


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The UK does not have anysuch bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom