Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Yeovil
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK23 - Somerset
Internet address(es)
Main address
www.Defence Equipment & 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
Support to GEN HUMS
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 35612300 - Support helicopters
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Support to Generic Helicopter Health and Usage Monitoring System
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: £4,500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ32 - Southampton
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Support to Generic Helicopter Health and Usage Monitoring System
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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 procedure without publication of a contract notice
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice
- The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development
Explanation:
The Wildcat Delivery Team, part of The Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to award a Contract to General Electric (GE) Aviation Systems Ltd for Generic Helicopter Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) support, to be effective 1 Apr 2025 – 31 March 2028. The Contract will be for 3 years and have an estimated value of £4.5m
In accordance with Regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this contract falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of this contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 due to technical reasons.
This is because General Electric (GE) Aviation Systems Ltd is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the Generic Helicopter Health and Usage Monitoring System and has maintained it since it came into service in 2001. As OEM, it is the only company with the drawings, information, expertise, and tools to provide the necessary technical support and to ensure compliance with safety and airworthiness requirements.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
707071451
Title
Support to Generic Helicopter Health and Usage Monitoring System
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 May 2023
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
General Electric (GE) Aviation System Limited
Southampton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ32 - Southampton
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £9,000,000 / Highest offer: £9,000,000 taken into consideration
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Wildcat Delivery Team DE&S
Yeovil
Country
United Kingdom