Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, Air Support, A400M Project Team
Bristol
UK
Telephone: +44 3067987957
E-mail: Ryan.Giblin101@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
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
VTN-Provision of Release to Service (RTS) A400M — Delta Capability
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73435000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Test and evaluation of military aircraft, missiles and spacecraft. Test and evaluation of military aircraft, missiles and spacecraft. Provision of aircraft test, evaluation and acceptance services for the A400M Atlas Project Team to develop certification, qualification and release to service of the UK capability requirement additional to the A400M common standard aircraft.
The requirement is for the production of the additional evidence to expand the contents of the A400M Release to Service (RTS) and update associated documentation to cover UK specific operation of the aircraft, cargo and loads.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
6 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK1
Main site or place of performance:
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Test and evaluation of military aircraft, missiles and spacecraft. Test and evaluation of military aircraft, missiles and spacecraft. Provision of aircraft test, evaluation and acceptance services for the A400M Atlas Project Team to develop certification, qualification and release to service of the UK capability requirement additional to the A400M common standard aircraft.
The requirement is for the production of the additional evidence to expand the contents of the A400M Release to Service (RTS) and update associated documentation to cover UK specific operation of the aircraft, cargo and loads.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
2 options for 1 year extensions FY 20/21 and 21/22.
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:
Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
The Secretary of State for Defence (the ‘Authority’) intends to enter into a contract extension with QinetiQ Ltd (‘QinetiQ’). Contract A400M/072 between the Authority and QinetiQ (the ‘Original Contract’) was entered into on 31.7.2015 following a competition. Under the Original Contract QinetiQ is performing the test and evaluation of the A400M aircraft for the production of the additional evidence to expand the contents of the A400M Release to Service (RTS) and update associated documentation to cover UK specific operation of the aircraft, cargo and loads. The original contract term is due to expire on 30.6.2019 and for the reasons set out below the Authority intends to extend the original contract for a period of 9 months with 2 further 1-year options to extend to enable QinetiQ to complete the requirements under the original contract.
It is considered that this contract extension 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)(d)(i) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) as a result of the need to undertake unforeseen additional work. For reasons beyond the Authority’s control, the originally contracted test and evaluation activities required as part of the process to achieve the full military operating capability for the A400M aircraft have only been partially achieved. This is as a consequence of a comprehensive re-baselining exercise involving the original equipment manufacturer and delays in aircraft availability for T&E activities, which has impacted on QinetiQ’s ability to complete all the required activities in the expected time-frame. The extension will allow for the work that QinetiQ is contracted for under the original contract to be completed, whilst allowing for escalation by this movement in FYs and additional project and programme management required in this period.
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: A400M/072
Title: UK Delta Capability – Provision of Evidence for Release to Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/08/2015
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
QinetiQ Ltd
Air Division, Bldg 456, Room 231, MOD Boscombe Down
Salisbury
SP4 0JF
UK
Telephone: +44 1980662044
E-mail: PMHUGHES@qinetiq.com
NUTS: UKK1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 24 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Value excluding VAT: 1 500 000.00 GBP
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Work subcontracted to design organisation — Airbus Military UK and other Aerial Delivery Companies.
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-2019916-DCB-15361787
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, Air Support, A400M Project Team
Bristol
UK
Telephone: +44 3067987957
E-mail: Ryan.Giblin101@mdo.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, Air Support, A400M Project Team
Bristol
UK
Telephone: +44 3067987957
E-mail: Ryan.Giblin101@mod.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, Air Support, A400M Project Team
Bristol
UK
Telephone: +44 3067987957
E-mail: Ryan.Giblin101@mod.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/09/2019