Section one: Contracting authority
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
VOYAGER PLATFORM - POST DESIGN SERVICES
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
Single Source Procurement for Provision of Design Organisation Post Design Services (PDS) services from Airbus Defence and Space SAU (SPAIN). Contracted in Euros.
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: 3,586,500 EUR
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 35610000 - Military aircrafts
- 35611400 - Military transport aircrafts
- 75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Voyager Delivery Team (DT), as part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to
award a contract to Airbus Defence and Space SAU for provision of Voyager Post
Design Services (PDS) from April 2022 for a 3 (three) year period. The
anticipated maximum value for the contract is £3.4M
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts
(Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement 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 the award of the contract without prior
publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in
accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public
Contracts Regulations 2011 due to technical reasons.
This is because MOD are required to comply with Military Aviation Authority (MAA)
regulations which mandate, under Design Organisation Airworthiness
Responsibilities RA1014, 1015(1)14b and MRP 5000 Series Regulatory Articles (RA),
to establish and maintain a contractual relationship with the appointed Air System
Design Organisation to manage the overall design or through life configuration. The PDS contract must therefore be with the appointed Design Organisation, which is
Airbus Defence and Space SAU.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
Voyager Delivery Team (DT), as part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to
award a contract to Airbus Defence and Space SAU for provision of Voyager Post
Design Services (PDS) from April 2022 for a 3 (three) year period. The
anticipated maximum value for the contract is £3.4M
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts
(Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement 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 the award of the contract without prior
publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in
accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public
Contracts Regulations 2011 due to technical reasons.
This is because MOD are required to comply with Military Aviation Authority (MAA)
regulations which mandate, under Design Organisation Airworthiness
Responsibilities RA1014, 1015(1)14b and MRP 5000 Series Regulatory Articles (RA),
to establish and maintain a contractual relationship with the appointed Air System
Design Organisation to manage the overall design or through life configuration. The PDS contract must therefore be with the appointed Design Organisation, which is
Airbus Defence and Space SAU.
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: 2021/S 000-030154
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
701576465
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30 March 2022
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
Airbus Defence and Space S.A.U.
Madrid
Country
Spain
NUTS code
- ES - Spain
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 3,586,500 EUR
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Defence Equipment & Support
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom