Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS 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
Hawk Future Engines Support Solution
Reference number
702356456
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
Maintenance and repair of Hawk TMk 1 and TMk 2 engines from 2022-2033.
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: £120,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75220000 - Defence services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Maintenance and repair of Hawk TMk 1 and TMk 2 engines from 2022-2033.
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
- The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The Ministry of Defence intends to award a contract to Rolls-Royce PLC for the support of Hawk T Mk 1 and T Mk 2 engines from 2022 – 2033, known as the Hawk Future Engine Support Solution (HFESS). The HFESS contract will be for 11 years and have a value of £157M.
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 (in particular 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 this contract can be awarded without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons.
This is because Rolls Royce are both the ‘Design Organisation’ (DO) & the ‘Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)’ for the Hawk T1 & T2 aircraft Adour engines and as such are the only supplier with the technical expertise and access to technical information required to perform the service in accordance with the MOD’s Air Safety and airworthiness requirements.
If any other organisation was tasked to fulfil the requirement, it would require proprietary technical information from the DO to be able to perform the service and the output of the third party would have to be underwritten by the DO. This would result in an unacceptable safety risk to MOD.
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
Contract No
702356456
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 March 2022
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
Rolls-Royce PLC
Kings Place, 90 York Way
London
N1 9FX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
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: £120,000,000
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
Defence Equipment and Support
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom