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)
Walnut 1A, NH1
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Telephone: +44 1179794459
E-mail: hannah.wickens100@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.contracts.mod.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
Eurojet In-Service Support (EJISS)
Reference number: FAST/00214
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50211210
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This contract is to provide a spares inclusive in-service support solution for the EJ200 engines for the Typhoon aircraft for 5 years, with an option to extend for up to 5 years.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
346 729 489.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34731500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK11
Main site or place of performance:
Bristol, City of.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Typhoon Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, has awarded a 5-year contract to Rolls-Royce plc to support the Typhoon Engines via the provision of a spares inclusive engine support service. This arrangement is a Qualifying Defence Contract (QDC) under the single source contracting regulations. The contract includes an option to extend for up to 5 years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: SSCR
/ Weighting: 100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option of up to 5 years.
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 Typhoon Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, have awarded a 5-year contract to Rolls-Royce plc to support the Typhoon Engines via the provision of a spares inclusive engine support service. It was considered that for technical reasons this requirement could be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of the Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011). Rolls-Royce plc hold all the relevant tooling and are the only economic operator who have the infrastructure and relevant testing capabilities to ensure the airworthiness of the required engines.
This arrangement is a direct contract with Rolls-Royce plc and is a Qualifying Defence Contract (QDC) under the single source contracting regulations. The contract includes an option to extend for up to 5 years.
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/00214
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/06/2019
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
Rolls-Royce plc
WH28-5 PO BOX3, Rolls-Royce, Filton
Bristol
BS34 7QE
UK
Telephone: +44 1179794459
E-mail: hannah.wickens100@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK11
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 346 729 489.00
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-2019711-DCB-15083644
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Fast Air Support Team (FAST)
Bristol
UK
Telephone: +44 1179794459
E-mail: hannah.wickens100@mod.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Fast Air Support Team (FAST)
Bristol
UK
Telephone: +44 1179794459
E-mail: hannah.wickens100@mod.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Fast Air Support Team (FAST)
Bristol
UK
Telephone: +44 1179794459
E-mail: hannah.wickens100@mod.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/07/2019