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Provision of Sustainment Support to the Continuing Airworthiness Compliance and Alignment Tool (CAwPACT)

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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12 Jul 2021 at 13:25

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Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence is seeking support through a tender titled "Provision of Sustainment Support to the Continuing Airworthiness Compliance and Alignment Tool (CAwPACT)." This procurement falls under the services category within the industry-specific software package sector. The award for this contract, amounting to £499,566, was announced on 12 July 2021, with an active status. The contract period commences on 16 November 2020 and concludes on 15 November 2021. This procurement was carried out using a limited negotiation procedure without prior publication, due to technical reasons and the unique capabilities of the awarded supplier, Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited, located in Surrey.

This procurement presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in software and consultancy services related to airworthiness compliance and aviation support. Competitors with expertise in developing and maintaining technical support for aviation tools, particularly those familiar with compliance software and interfaces, will find this tender suitable. Given the exclusive nature of the awarded contract to Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited, opportunities may exist for other businesses to engage in related consultancy services or partnership roles in future procurement processes within the defence and aviation sectors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Sustainment Support to the Continuing Airworthiness Compliance and Alignment Tool (CAwPACT)

Notice Description

Provision of Sustainment Support to the Continuing Airworthiness Process Alignment and Coherence Tool (CAwPACT) Additional information: It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of Directive 2014/24/EU (Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) for technical reasons. This is on the basis that: (a) Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd are the only supplier able to provide support and training for this tool that meets all the MoD's requirements, including its technical and airworthiness safety alignment requirements. To utilize 3rd party support and training would create significant and unacceptable risk to Air Safety across multiple Aircraft Platforms, potentially resulting in a loss of airworthiness and a substantial and unacceptable reduction in the operability of all the affected aircraft platforms. In addition, only Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd, as the designer of the tool, have the necessary skills, experience, knowledge and access to provide the required technical support and user training, and to receive user feedback and make changes and fixes based upon this, a crucial element of this continuing support. Finally, only Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd are able to maintain the interface with HERMES and ASPIRE, two other Airworthiness tools built by Frazer-Nash for other parts of MoD, a different contractor would not be able to use these interfaces and this data would have to be transferred manually, a process which would take too long to maintain currency of data and would therefore compromise the tool.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-53f80374-1c88-4340-9d35-46bd7afc878c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e56f2c6-6189-4b5d-b96a-5dff61048b23
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48100000 - Industry specific software package

48110000 - Point of sale (POS) software package

48120000 - Flight control software package

48130000 - Aviation ground support and test software package

48140000 - Railway traffic control software package

48150000 - Industrial control software package

48160000 - Library software package

48170000 - Compliance software package

48180000 - Medical software package

48190000 - Educational software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£499,566 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£499,566 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Jul 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 Sep 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Nov 20205 years ago
Contract Period
16 Nov 2020 - 15 Nov 2021 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WALTERS ASH
Postcode
HP14 4UF
Post Town
Hemel Hempstead
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Buckinghamshire
Electoral Ward
Ridgeway East
Westminster Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY

Further Information

Notice Documents

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