Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
High Wycombe
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
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
712554450- PROVISION OF UK BASED LIGHT AIRCRAFT FOR THE DELIVERY OF RAF FALCONS PARACHUTING ACTIVITY
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60424100 - Hire of aircraft with crew
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
MOD Prior Information Notice – PROVISION OF UK BASED LIGHT AIRCRAFT FOR THE DELIVERY OF RAF FALCONS PARACHUTING ACTIVITY
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,033,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60424100 - Hire of aircraft with crew
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please note this is not a call for competition, this is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) the PROVISION OF UK BASED LIGHT AIRCRAFT FOR THE DELIVERY OF RAF FALCONS PARACHUTING ACTIVITY
The proposed contract commencing 1 March 2025 to 31 October 2026 (the training/seasons are 1 Mar-31 Oct 25 and then 1 Mar-31 Oct 26) would be to provide:
i. A light aircraft (ac), 1 x full time pilot and associated support enablers to deliver up to 130 flying hours per year with a minimum guaranteed requirement of 30 hours per season to enable RAF Falcons Parachute Activity (FPA), in order to meet the training demand for and delivery of, the 2025 and 2026 Parachute Display Seasons.
ii. A Light ac capable of meeting extant Release-to-Service (RTS) requirements for the dispatch of military Freefall (FF) manually deployed parachutes, detailed in the Compendium of Airborne Equipment Release Certificates (CAERC) and confirmed by Trials & Evaluation (T&E) undertaken by the Joint Aerial Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit Parachute Test Team (JADTEU PTT).
iii. As required by the Authority, up to 60 Fire and Crash Cover (FCC) hours (30 per season), and up to 14 hours per day of requirement, for the 2025/26 seasons hours to compensate for the absence of embedded FCC fit-to-meet demand. Provision of tender and support vehicles, associated crash equipment and extinguishing consumables and provision of a suitably qualified and experienced FCC crews. The Contractor will be required to plan and coordinate FCC accordingly. The Contractor will be responsible for determining the suitability of all operating a/f and that such facilities allow the appropriate level of crash cover iaw ICAO / DSA02 and DSA03 for light ac.
To establish supplier interest for this potential requirement please contact Tammy.Evans183@mod.gov.uk to register your interest.
You must not take this Prior Information Notice to mean confirmation that the Authority shall award a contract for this requirement. The Authority is publishing this announcement without any commitment to issue a tender or place a contract. Accordingly, any expenditure, work or effort undertaken before contract award is a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
14 October 2024
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: No