Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Lincoln
destyphoon-bbmf-comrclmultiuser@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF30 - Lincolnshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned 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
BBMF Integrated Support programme (BISAP) - Fighters
Reference number
702700450
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
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) Project Team within Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is preparing to initiate a competitive procurement process to award a contract for the Battle of Britain Memorial Integrated Support Arrangements Programme (BISAP) for Fighters. This contract will provide and deliver an efficient and cost-effective, long-term solution for Design, Production and Maintenance services for all BBMF Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50210000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft and other equipment
- 50211100 - Aircraft maintenance services
- 75221000 - Military defence services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF30 - Lincolnshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority's scope of requirement includes:
• Design services (including production of drawings) for the aircraft, structural and airframe components excluding the core engine, engine systems and the propeller.
• Production and/or procurement of new parts, components and assemblies excluding the engine, engine systems and the propeller.
• Depth Maintenance at the Contractor’s premises – Major and/or Minor Star Maintenance, i.a.w relevant publications/work cards, whole aircraft surface finish, NDT and the rectification of all faults found.
• Repairs, modifications, Contractors Working Parties at RAF Coningsby and the Maintenance, Repair and Overall (MR&O), of airframe, mechanical, avionic, and electrical parts, components and assemblies.
• Post Design Services (PDS) support.
• Facilities and capacity sufficient to carry out Depth maintenance for 2 aircraft simultaneously.
• A requirement to maximise Fighter aircraft availability to BBMF during the display season (Apr – Oct) and manage maintenance activities by aligning them to the BBMF winter maintenance period (Oct – Mar).
The Contractor (and/or sub-contractor as appropriate) supporting BBMF Fighters will be required to hold as a minimum appropriate BCAR approvals (A8-21 [Design and Production] and A8-23/24) from the CAA at Contract Award. Contractors will be required to gain approval from the Military Aviation Authority under their DAOS (Design) and MAOS (Maintenance) Schemes during the initial 18-month period from Contract Award. Contractors will be required to hold a recognised and accredited Quality approval such as ISO9001:2015 or equivalent acceptable to the Authority for the full scope of activity within BISAP-Fighters at Contract Award.
The Authority aim is to carry out competitive tendering activity starting in Q3 2023, the start date for procurement activity in this PIN provides an indicative date only. Whilst further analysis is needed, which could affect the value of the Contract, an indicative 10-year total is in the range £15 to £20 million dependent on the final scope taken forward.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
17 April 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Please only respond with your contact details if interested in the market day. Any queries related to this PIN should only be submitted via the commercial email address provided and not directly to BBMF or the BBMF project team.