Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Contact
Jack Dymond
desc17csae-commercial@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Airborne Equipment PDS Support with Equipment, Air Commodities and Spares
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50600000 - Repair and maintenance services of security and defence materials
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Through-life support for in-service Airborne Equipment, including Parachutes, Commodities, Spares and Ancillaries.
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: £30,215,606.93
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Through-life support for in-service Airborne Equipment, including Parachutes, Air Commodities, Spares and Ancillaries. This shall also include the procurement of capital spares, their components & ancillaries, and for engineering technical advice.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Two twelve month options (2 x 12months)
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
It has been determined that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR 2011) for technical reasons due to IrvinGQ Limited being the sole Design Organisation (DO), and/or Original Equipment Manufacturer and sole distributor of items approved by the relevant system Coordinating Design Organisations, for the ADE, AFE systems. As such they are deemed by the respective Type Airworthiness Authorities (TAAs) and Engineering Authorities (EAs) to be the only Design Organisation Approval Scheme (DAOS) approved supplier that meets the Safety and Airworthiness requirements to provide and maintain the AE systems.
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: 2023/S 000-006400
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 December 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IrvinGQ Limited
Irvingq Limited, Llangeinor, Bridgend, Wales, CF32 8PL
Bridgend
CF32 8PL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL - Wales
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £30,215,606.93
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Value excluding VAT: £18,000,000
Proportion: 60 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted
Estimated materials and spares values over the life of the Contract.
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
C17CSAE-Commercial
Bristol
DESC17CSAE-Commercial@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom