Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Fast Air Support Team (FAST)
Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Fast Air Support Team (FAST)
Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Fast Air Support Team (FAST)
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Contact person: Michaela Mill
Telephone: +44 3067982606
E-mail: michaela.mill100@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK1
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
The Supply of Spares for Aircraft Assisted Escape Systems.
Reference number: FAST/00242
II.1.2) Main CPV code
39111300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The supply of spares for aircraft assisted escape systems..
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI7
Main site or place of performance:
Outer London – West and North West.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
‘The Fast Air Support Team (FAST), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Martin Baker Aircraft Company Ltd, for the provision of aircraft assisted escape systems support (supply of spares for ejector seats).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
10
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Will include 2 options:
Option 1: to extend by 6 months;
Option 2: to extend for a further 6 months on completion of option 1.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
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
The Fast Air Support Team (FAST), part of the UK Ministry of Defence (the MOD), intends to place a 1-year contract, with an option to extend for a further 6-12 months, with Martin Baker Aircraft Company Ltd for the provision of crew escape systems support (supply of spares for ejector seats: FAST/00242). The contract has an estimated value of 5 000 000,00 GBP.
It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. Martin Baker Aircraft Company Ltd is the design authority for MOD ejector seats and is the only economic entity with the specialist knowledge and access to the necessary drawings for the ejector seats and the associated systems and fitments, all of which are required safety standards to be met for the provision of the spares.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: FAST/00242
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/02/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Ltd
Higher Denham
Uxbridge
UB9 5AJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1895832214
E-mail: information@martin-baker.co.uk
NUTS: UKI7
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a security aspects letter), the authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
Advertising Regime OJEU: this contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-2019823-DCB-15290357
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Fast Air Support Team (FAST)
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Telephone: +44 3067982606
E-mail: michaela.mill100@mod.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/08/2019