Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment & Support, MOD Abbey Wood South, HelsOC-MHP, NH1 Spruce 0B #1027, Stoke Gifford
Bristol
BS34 8JH
For the attention of
Lisa Sinfield
Email(s)
Telephone
+44 3001666082
Country
United Kingdom
one.2) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
one.3) Main activity
Defence
one.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities:
No
Section two: Object of the contract
two.1) Description
two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract
Procurement of Jupiter HC Mk2 & Aviation Support to British Armed Forces Brunei & Cyprus
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Place of performance of this contract is both British Forces Brunei and British Forces Cyprus
NUTS code
- BN - Brunei
two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The Authority has awarded a contract with Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd for the supply of six (6) Jupiter HC Mk2 Helicopters to include three (3) years support services for use by British Forces Brunei and British Forces Cyprus.
two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 34711500 - Helicopters
Additional CPV code(s)
- 35612300 - Support helicopters
- 50212000 - Repair and maintenance services of helicopters
two.2) Total final value of contract(s)
two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
Value: £122,499,205.31
Excluding VAT
Section four: Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice
1) Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are:
technical
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd (Airbus) for the supply of six (6) Jupiter HC Mk2 Helicopters and three (3) years’ technical support. The Jupiter HC Mk2 Helicopters will be used by British Forces Cyprus and British Forces Brunei to deliver capability from 2024.
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this contract is regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (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 this 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 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. This is because the Jupiter HC Mk2 Helicopter is the only rotary wing helicopter which:
i) is currently in service and certified;
ii) is technically suitable to be used for a search and rescue, air transportation and medical evacuation capability; and
iii) can meet the MoD’s timescales.
Firstly, for strategic operational purposes it is imperative that the Jupiter HC Mk2 Helicopter is already in service and certified (it was brought into service relatively recently, in October 2018). Minimising the number of rotary wing platforms maintains maximum operational effectiveness and flexibility across air and ground crews, taking into consideration the existing physical and training infrastructure supporting the fleet as a whole, including utilisation of the skills of existing trained pilots, engineering expertise, in-service support capability and on-going Military Aviation requirements.
Secondly, of the six rotary wing helicopters currently in-service, only the Jupiter HC Mk2 Helicopter is considered to fully meet the MoD’s technical requirements for size, capacity and effectiveness at operating in localised environments and terrain.
Thirdly, only Airbus is able to meet MoD’s timescales, avoiding capability gaps in this critical service.
four.2) Award criteria
four.2.1) Award criteria
Lowest price
four.2.2) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
four.3) Administrative information
four.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Notice number: 2023/S 000-033385 of 13 November 2023
Section five: Award of contract
Contract No
708957450
five.1) Date of contract award decision
27 March 2024
five.2) Information about offers
Number of offers received
1
Number of offers received by electronic means
1
five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Airbus Helicopters UK Limited
Langford Lane, Kidlington
Oxfordshire
OX5 1QZ
Email(s)
Telephone
+44 1939553009
Country
United Kingdom
National registration number
01164090
five.4) Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract
Value: £122,499,205.31
Excluding VAT
five.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: Yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Section six: Complementary information
six.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No