Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Centenary House, Buidling 100, Box 146, Lysander Road
Yeovil
BA20 2YB
Contact
Peter Connew
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS 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
Merlin Out of Service Extension Programme
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50212000 - Repair and maintenance services of helicopters
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Contract to undertake the Assessment Phase of the OSDEP Programme.
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: £1,861,065
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34711500 - Helicopters
- 35612200 - Anti submarine warfare helicopters
- 35612300 - Support helicopters
- 35612400 - Military transport helicopters
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
Main site or place of performance
Portsmouth
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Out of Service Extension Programme for Merlin Assessment Phase
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 contract has its object services listed in Annex II B
Explanation:
The Secretary of State for Defence intends to enter into a contract with Leonardo Helicopters to undertake a full review of and validation of the obsolescence issues anticipated to arise in with the airframes and equipment together with the associated training aids in the 2030+ timescale in order to extend the Out of Service date of the Merlin Mk2 and Mk4/4a aircraft.
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 (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) because Leonardo Helicopters have the specific know-how, tools and equipment and access to the technical drawings, publications and manufacturing data pertaining to the relevant Merlin Mk4/4a aircraft to fulfil all the contractual requirements.
The procurement strategy taken is one where parallel, mirrored single source contracts are to be with Leonardo Helicopters and Lockheed Martin acting as CDOs. This aims to reduce the co-ordination risk seen in previous projects by establishing a Joint Project Office (JPO).
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
708472450
Title
Merlin Out of Service Extension Programme
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 July 2023
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
Leonardo helicopters
Yeovil
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: £1,861,065
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
All or certain subcontracts will be awarded through a competitive procedure
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Peter Connew
Centenary House, Building 100, Box 146, Lysander Road
Yeovil
BA20 2YB
Country
United Kingdom