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Contract Award Notice

Procurement of Jupiter HC Mk2 & Aviation Support to British Armed Forces Brunei & Cyprus

  • First published: 26 April 2024
  • Last modified: 26 April 2024

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
Unknown
Authority ID:
AA47308
Publication date:
26 April 2024
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Full notice text

CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE FOR CONTRACTS IN THE FIELD OF DEFENCE AND SECURITY

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)


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





I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

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Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Procurement of Jupiter HC Mk2 & Aviation Support to British Armed Forces Brunei & Cyprus

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

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II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

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


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II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

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II.1.4)

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.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

34711500
35612300
50212000

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

 122499205.31   GBP     

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

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IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

No

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract


2023/S 000-033385 13-11-2023

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

708957450

V.1)

Date of contract award:

 27-3-2024

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

1

Number of offers received by electronic means:

1

V.3)

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


V.4)

Information on value of contract

 122499205.31 GBP 

V.5)

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

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

No



VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures










Body responsible for mediation procedures










VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained










VI.4)

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.

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
34711500 Helicopters Helicopters and aeroplanes
50212000 Repair and maintenance services of helicopters Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft and other equipment
35612300 Support helicopters Military aircrafts

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