Award

Borescope Training

  • Ministry of Defence

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-035250

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-041dc7

Published 29 November 2023, 3:51pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

Bristol

Email

georgia.wiltshire101@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.contracts.mod.uk/web/login.html

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

Borescope Training

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79632000 - Personnel-training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Borescope Training - The customer has a requirement for a UK based borescope training course on an in-service turboprop aircraft engine. The requirement is for a minimum of four such courses over a five year period.

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: £500,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The customer has a requirement for a UK based borescope training course on an in-service turboprop aircraft engine. The requirement is for a minimum of four such courses over a five year period.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

1 Year plus 1 Year

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

  • No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior 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:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

Based on 16(1)(a)(ii) of the regulations – “when, for technical reasons, or for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights, the contract may be awarded only to a particular economic operator;” The Authority commenced a competitive procurement process for this requirement, however the DPQQ failed to generate compliant responses from anyone other than the OEM of the engine, as such the Authority now considers that only the OEM is capable of providing the service.

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

706971450

Title

Borescope Training - to be awarded target date 31/01/24

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29 November 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

Rolls Royce Defence Service Training Centre

Bristol

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: £500,000

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

FsAST PT

Bristol

Country

United Kingdom