CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE FOR CONTRACTS IN THE FIELD OF DEFENCE AND SECURITY
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Section I: Contracting Authority
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I.1)
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Name, Address and Contact Point(s)
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Ministry of Defence |
Defence Equipment & Support, MOD Abbey Wood South, HelsOC-MHP, NH1 Spruce 0B #1027, Stoke Gifford |
Bristol |
BS34 8JH |
UK |
Lisa Sinfield |
+44 3001666082 |
Lisa.Sinfield100@mod.gov.uk |
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I.2)
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Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities
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Section II: Object of the Contract
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II.1)
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Description
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II.1.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority
Procurement of Jupiter HC Mk2 & Aviation Support to British Armed Forces Brunei & Cyprus
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II.1.2(a))
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Type of works contract
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II.1.2(b))
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Type of supplies contract
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II.1.2(c))
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Type of service contract
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II.1.2)
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Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance
Place of performance of this contract is both British Forces Brunei and British Forces Cyprus BN |
II.1.3)
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This notice involves a framework agreement |
II.1.4)
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Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The Authority has awarded a contract with Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd for the supply of six (6) Jupiter HC Mk2 Helicopters to include three (3) years support services for use by British Forces Brunei and British Forces Cyprus.
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II.1.5)
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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34711500 |
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II.2)
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Total final value of the contract(s)
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II.2.1)
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Total final value of the contract(s)
122499205.31
GBP
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Section IV: Procedure
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IV.1)
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Type of procedure
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IV.1.1)
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Type of procedure |
IV.2)
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Award criteria
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IV.2.1)
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Award criteria
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IV.2.2)
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An electronic auction has been used No |
IV.3)
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Administrative information
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IV.3.1)
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File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
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IV.3.2)
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Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract 2023/S 000-033385 13-11-2023
Other previous publications
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Section V: Award of contract
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708957450 |
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V.1)
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Date of contract award: 27-3-2024 |
V.2)
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Numbers of offers received:1Number of offers received by electronic means:1 |
V.3)
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Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded
Airbus Helicopters UK Limited01164090 |
Langford Lane, Kidlington |
Oxfordshire |
OX5 1QZ |
UK |
shelley.higgin@airbus.com |
+44 1939553009 |
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V.4)
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Information on value of contract
122499205.31 GBP
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V.5)
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The contract is likely to be subcontracted Yes
Not Known
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Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted
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Section VI: Complementary Information
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VI.1)
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Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds? No
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VI.2)
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Additional Information
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VI.3)
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Procedures for appeal
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VI.3.1)
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Body responsible for appeal procedures
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Body responsible for mediation procedures
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VI.3.2)
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Lodging of appeals
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VI.3.3)
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Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
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VI.4)
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Dispatch date of this Notice 25-4-2024 |
ANNEX D3
Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with art. 28 of Directive 2009/81/EC
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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd (Airbus) for the supply of six (6) Jupiter HC Mk2 Helicopters and three (3) years’ technical support. The Jupiter HC Mk2 Helicopters will be used by British Forces Cyprus and British Forces Brunei to deliver capability from 2024.
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this contract is regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (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 this contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. This is because the Jupiter HC Mk2 Helicopter is the only rotary wing helicopter which:
i) is currently in service and certified;
ii) is technically suitable to be used for a search and rescue, air transportation and medical evacuation capability; and
iii) can meet the MoD’s timescales.
Firstly, for strategic operational purposes it is imperative that the Jupiter HC Mk2 Helicopter is already in service and certified (it was brought into service relatively recently, in October 2018). Minimising the number of rotary wing platforms maintains maximum operational effectiveness and flexibility across air and ground crews, taking into consideration the existing physical and training infrastructure supporting the fleet as a whole, including utilisation of the skills of existing trained pilots, engineering expertise, in-service support capability and on-going Military Aviation requirements.
Secondly, of the six rotary wing helicopters currently in-service, only the Jupiter HC Mk2 Helicopter is considered to fully meet the MoD’s technical requirements for size, capacity and effectiveness at operating in localised environments and terrain.
Thirdly, only Airbus is able to meet MoD’s timescales, avoiding capability gaps in this critical service.
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