Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, Air Support, C17 Command Support and Airborne Equipment Project Team (CSAE PT)
Abbey Wood, Walnut 2B #1229, NH1, MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Contact person: Ashley Morris
Telephone: +44 1179132548
E-mail: DESC17CSAE-Commercial@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://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
Provision of Maintenance, Repair and Consumable Spares for CYPRES Auto Activation Devices (AAD)
Reference number: C17CSAE/700782369
II.1.2) Main CPV code
39523000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of maintenance, repair and consumable spares for CYPRES Auto Activation Devices (AAD). The AAD (commonly known as a CYPRES) is an essential safety component for parachute training and operations; it automatically deploys the reserve canopy at a minimum altitude if the parachutist has become incapacitated.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
476 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
DEA47
Main site or place of performance:
Paderborn
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of maintenance, repair and consumable spares for CYPRES Auto Activation Devices (AAD). The AAD (commonly known as a CYPRES) is an essential safety component for parachute training and operations; it automatically deploys the reserve canopy at a minimum altitude if the parachutist has become incapacitated.
The Cyber Risk Profile of the Contract is 'Very Low'.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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 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 C17 Command Support and Airborne Equipment Project Team (C17CSAE PT) as part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) (the Authority) has a requirement for the repair and maintenance of safety critical automatic activation devices (AADs) for Airborne Forces Equipment (parachute systems). This device operates to deploy a reserve parachute, if the parachutist is incapacitated during descent. The authority intends to award a new contract having a contract term of 5 (five) years and an approximate value of GBP 0.476 million to AirTech GmbH and Co.KG Safety Systems, Bad Wünnenberg (AirTech).
It is considered 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 (SI 1848)) on the basis that for technical reasons the contract may be awarded to AirTech only.
The specific equipment items to be supported by this contract are manufactured by AirTech as the original equipment manufacturer. Accordingly, AirTech is the only economic operator, which has the required technical knowledge, know-how and experience to undertake and discharge the contractor's maintenance and repair obligations provided in the contract on the AAD and its safety-critical software. Furthermore, AirTech has the unique capability, tools and test equipment to discharge the contractor's obligation under the contract to download and interpret data following safety incidents (which has proven key to adhering to Military Airworthiness Regulations (MAR) safety compliance) with a view to carrying out repairs, none of which is available to any other economic operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 158-387006
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C17CSAE/700782369
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/09/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Airtec GmbH and Co. KG Safety Systems
Sitz: Bad Wünnenberg, HRA 5007
Paderborn
DE
Telephone: +49 295398990
E-mail: info@cypres.cc
NUTS: DEA47
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 476 000.00
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-2020108-DCB-17193886
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, Air Support, C17 Command Support and Airborne Equipment Project Team (CSAE PT)
Walnut 2B #1229, NH1, MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Telephone: +44 1179132548
E-mail: DESC17CSAE-Commercial@mod.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, Air Support, C17 Command Support and Airborne Equipment Project Team (CSAE PT)
Walnut 2B #1229, NH1, MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Telephone: +44 3067986275
E-mail: DESC17CSAE-Commercial@mod.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, Air Support, C17 Command Support and Airborne Equipment Project Team (CSAE PT)
Walnut 2B #1229, NH1, MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Telephone: +44 3067986275
E-mail: DESC17CSAE-Commercial@mod.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/10/2020