Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air Commodities Project Team (AC PT)
Walnut 3C, Mail Point #1335, MOD Abbey Wood South
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Contact person: Jo Smith
Telephone: +44 7773975563
E-mail: jo.smith488@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK1
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.mod.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
Provision for Post Design Service in Support of Various Safety and Survival Equipment for Aircraft and Aircrew
II.1.2) Main CPV code
39523000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The air commodities delivery team within defence equipment and support requires an interim Post Design Service (PDS) in support of safety and survival equipment, including escape parachutes, search and rescue and restraint harnesses. The Authority intends to award a single source contract directly with Airborne Systems Ltd trading as Irvin GQ to meet the requirement. The estimated value of this 12 months contract is 2 100 000 GBP ex VAT.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 100 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
39523000
35112000
79933000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL17
Main site or place of performance:
Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The air commodities delivery team within defence equipment and support requires an interim Post Design Service (PDS) in support of safety and survival equipment, including escape parachutes, search and rescue and restraint harnesses. The Authority intends to award a single source contract directly with Airborne Systems Ltd trading as Irvin GQ to meet the requirement. The estimated value of this 12 months contract is 2 100 000 GBP ex VAT.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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 contract has as its object services listed in Annex II B to the directive
Explanation:
It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011, on the grounds of exclusive rights and technical grounds. Irvin GQ are the Design Organisation (DO) for the articles and own the design rights for these articles.
The requirement to carry out PDS and to undertake repairs in support of the capability requires specialist design knowledge of the equipment and component items, the production and repair process, along with specific special-to-type tools and test equipment. This technical expertise, together with the ownership of the design rights, means that no company other than the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) can carry out the activities required in the time-frame specified.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
14/06/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Airborne Systems Ltd trading as Irvin GQ
Llangeinor
Bridgend
CF32 8PL
UK
Telephone: +44 1656727000
E-mail: GBuckley@irvingq.com
NUTS: UKL17
Internet address(es)
URL: www.IrvinGQ.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
2 100 000.00
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-2019620-DCB-15014101
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air Commodities Project Team (AC PT)
Walnut 3C, Mail Point #1335, MOD Abbey Wood South
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Telephone: +44 7773975563
E-mail: jo.smith488@mod.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.mod.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air Commodities Project Team (AC PT)
Walnut 3C, Mail Point #1335, MOD Abbey Wood South
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Telephone: +44 7773975563
E-mail: jo.smith488@mod.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air Commodities Project Team (AC PT)
Walnut 3C, Mail Point #1335, MOD Abbey Wood South
Bristol
UK
Telephone: +44 7773975563
E-mail: jo.smith488@mod.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/06/2019