Contract

Procurement of Aircraft

  • Ministry of Defence

F18: Contract award notice for contracts in the field of defence and security

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-030439

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02fe5e

Published 7 December 2021, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Ministry of Defence

#1013 Spruce 0B Abbey Wood

Bristol

BS34 8JH

For the attention of

Blunden Rachael

Email(s)

Rachael.Blunden100@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom


Section two: Object of the contract

two.1) Description

two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract

Procurement of Aircraft

two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Supplies

Purchase

NUTS code

  • UKJ - South East (England)

two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Procurement of Aircraft with modifications

two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 34711500 - Helicopters

two.2) Total final value of contract(s)

two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)

Value: 34,111,606 EUR

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

connected with the protection of exclusive rights

This Aircraft is the only helicopter which will meet the User Requirements. Airbus hold the Intellectual Property Rights for the Aircraft and modifications.

four.2) Award criteria

four.2.2) Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction has been used: no


Section five: Award of contract

Contract No

701575443

five.1) Date of contract award decision

27 October 2021

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

Kidlington

OX5 1QZ

Country

United Kingdom

National registration number

Langford Lane

five.4) Information on value of contract

Total final value of the contract

Value: 34,111,606 EUR

Excluding VAT

five.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: No


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

six.3) Procedures for appeal

six.3.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures

Defence Equipment & Support

#1013 0B Abbey Wood

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Email(s)

Rachael.Blunden100@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom