Award

Puma HC2 Follow-On Support Arrangement PP3 CF VTN

  • Ministry of Defence

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-026314

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03fa67

Published 6 September 2023, 11:48am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

Yew 3b 1343

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Email

DESP2G-Comrcl@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://des.mod.uk/

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

Puma HC2 Follow-On Support Arrangement PP3 CF VTN

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50650000 - Repair and maintenance services of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Updated Voluntary Transparency Notice for the Authority to extend the current P2G/0443 Agreement.

Original Contract Award 01 Jan 2018.

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: £320,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Primary role is a Repair and Overhaul Service to the Puma Mk2 Platform.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Contract award included an option to extend the contract beyond 2025.

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

Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice

  • The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development
  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Explanation:

The Secretary of State for Defence (the ‘Authority’) intends to extend its current agreement with Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd, for support to the Puma Mk2 AC through contract P2G/0443 Puma Follow on Support Arrangement for a period of up to three years – 31 March 2028.

Justification for the award of contract extension with Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd is through DSPCR Regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) - Exclusive rights; due to the contractor being the Puma Platform’s Design Organisation holding exclusive rights from a technical perspective which include technical drawings, data and design information as well as validation and certification activities of UK MOD owned components being proprietary to Airbus Helicopters for the Puma Mk2 Platform. Furthermore, the contractor has confirmed that no licences to support the Puma Mk2 shall be granted outside of Airbus Helicopters Group.

This announcement follows the Contract Award VEAT published on TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) - 330684-2014.

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

P2G/0443

Title

Puma HC2 Follow-On Support Arrangement

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 January 2018

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

Airbus Helicopters UK

Wallingford

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: £320,000,000

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

MOD Abbey Wood

Bristol

Country

United Kingdom