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VTN C17CSAE/701577736 - C-17 Life Raft Overhaul, Maintenance, Inspection & Provision of Spares

  • Ministry of Defence

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-006641

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03208b

Published 10 March 2022, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

MOD, Abbey Wood

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Email

DESC17CSAE-Commercial@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.contracts.mod.uk/web/login.html

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

VTN C17CSAE/701577736 - C-17 Life Raft Overhaul, Maintenance, Inspection & Provision of Spares

Reference number

C17CSAE/701577736

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

C-17 Life Raft Overhaul, Maintenance, Inspection & Provision of Spares

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: £399,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

C-17 Life Raft Overhaul, Maintenance, Inspection & Provision of Spares

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Option Year 1 - 1st April 2027 - 31st March 2028

Option Year 2 - 1st April 2028 - 31st March 2029

Option Year 3 - 1st April 2029 - 31st March 2030

Option Year 4 - 1st April 2030 - 31st March 2031

Option Year 5 - 1st April 2031 - 31st March 2032

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
  • 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 C- 17 Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) (the Authority), has a requirement for in-service support, maintenance services, periodical inspections, minor repairs, base overhaul and installation of replacement sub-assemblies in relation to the UK C-17 Life Raft capability. The Authority intends to award a new contract to renew the exiting provision for the period: 1 September 2022 to 31st March 2027 (with options to extend by an additional 5 (five) years) at an approximate value of £0.399m (Inclusive of VAT) to Safran Aerosystems Services UK Limited (Safran UK).

It is considered that this contract can be placed on a single source basis (below UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR 2011) threshold) without prior publication of a contract notice. Safran UK are the sole European based licensee of the C-17 life rafts and the proprietary original equipment manufacturer. Accordingly, Safran UK is the only economic operator, which has the required technical knowledge, know-how and experience to undertake and discharge the contractor's obligations to maintain, inspect, repair and overhaul the safety critical C-17 Life Rafts.

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

C17CSAE/701577736 - C-17 Life Raft Maintenance, Overhaul & Provision of Spares

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

9 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

SAFRAN AEROSYSTEMS SERVICES UK LIMITED

610 Avenue West, Skyline 120

Braintree

CM77 7AA

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: £399,000

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

MOD

Abbey Wood

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Country

United Kingdom