Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Innsworth
Gloucester
GL3 1HW
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
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
50000.00
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
THE PROVISION OF EXTERNALTECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR DAOS AND MAOS
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: £50,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
THE PROVISION OF EXTERNALTECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR DAOS AND MAOS
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Optional two one year extension.
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
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
Explanation:
The Military Aviation Authority (“MAA”) is part of the Defence Safety Authority, which is part of the
Ministry of Defence (“the Authority”), intends to award a contract to the Civil Aviation Authority
International (CAAi) for the provision of assessment and assurance of the competence of organisations
undertaking activities for the UK Defence Air Environment for a period of 3 years with additional 2 × 1
option years. The estimated contract value is £1.26M excluding VAT . The contract will be based on a Nil
Volume Commitment basis with throughput value estimated at up to £420K per annum but potentially at
nil cost to the MAA as costs should largely rest with the MoD industry partners being assessed and
audited.
In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Public Contracts
Regulations 2015 as amended (in particular by SI 2020/1319). 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 the
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 32(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015 because competition
is absent for technical reasons.
The MAA has an ongoing requirement for external technical support to be provided in order to undertake
the assessment of organisations already included in the Design and Maintenance Approved Organisation
Schemes (DAOS and MAOS). The requirement can only be delivered by CAAi because the CAAi is the
technical cooperation arm of the UK Civil Aviation Authority and is the only organisation that has the
required expertise and technical knowledge to deliver for the requirement. The MAA view is that only the
CAAi can viably deliver this technical support with the credibility and integrity required.
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
Contract No
713800451
Title
External Technical Support for DAOS & MAOS
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13 March 2025
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
Civil Aviation Authority International
Aviation House Beehive Ring Rd Crawley United Kingdom
Gatwick
RH6 0YR
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £50,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry Of Defence
Innsworth
Gloucester
GL3 1HW
Country
United Kingdom