Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Contact person: Mrs Jennie Dart
E-mail: Jennifer.Dart102@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://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
C17CSAE/701578816
II.1.2) Main CPV code
42120000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of servicing, repairs, and consumable spares for Oxygen Gas Transfer Units in order to support our existing capability.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
300 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
42996600
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is intended to award a new contract up to the value of £400K (excluding VAT) with Gas Boosting Systems Ltd (GBSL) for a duration of 4 years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
2 x 1 Options Years available
1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025
1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026
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
Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice
Justification for selected award procedure:
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice
Explanation:
The C17 Command Support and Airborne Equipment Delivery Team (C17CSAE DT), as part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), has a requirement to place a contract for the provision of servicing, repairs, and consumable spares for Oxygen Gas Transfer Units in order to support our existing capability. The specific item type required is used with the Airborne Forces Equipment (AFE) Aircraft Mounted Oxygen System (AMOS) as part of the High-Altitude Parachutist Life Support System (HAPLSS) capability.
It is intended to award a new contract up to the value of £320K (excluding VAT) with Gas Boosting Systems Ltd (GBSL) for a duration of 4 years.
It has been determined that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons.
The need to obtain the necessary licenses, tools, test equipment and develop technical expertise to undertake maintenance and repairs, for a system nearing it’s Out of Service Date (OSD) would not be viable without engaging with Gas Boosting Systems Ltd for a significant proportion of the work. This would impact the users’ ability to safely operate the affected air system, which would result in air system capability being lost. In addition, GBSL holds proprietary information which is unavailable to other economic operators. The Contract may therefore only be awarded to this particular economic operator.
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
Contract No: C17CSAE/701578816
Title: Procurement of Support for Oxygen Gas Transfer Units (OGTU)
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
26/05/2022
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
Gas Boosting Systems LTD
Dunmow, Essex
UK
NUTS: UKH3
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: 300 000.00 GBP
Total value of the concession/lot:
300 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Defence Equipment and Support
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/05/2022