Notice Information
Notice Title
C17CSAE/713894450 Provision of Parachute Packing and Maintenance in the UK CF Opportunity Notice
Notice Description
The C-17 Command Support and Airborne Equipment (C17CSAE) team as part of the United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a requirement to maintain continuity of essential UK Armed Forces parachute equipment packing services within the UK. The requirement for UK parachute equipment packing services was competed under Contract Notice reference 2023/S 000-030988. The Invitation to Negotiate for the provision of UK services was cancelled on 11th September 2024 via publication of a Corrigendum Notice on the Find a Tender Service [Notice reference: 2024/S 000-029148] due to an absence of sufficient tenderers to ensure a genuine competition. It has therefore been determined that, as a result of a failed competition to recompete the UK requirement, the UK MOD will directly award a new single-source contract for continuation of UK parachute packing service provision to IrvinGQ Limited under Regulation 16(1)(a)(i) (the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice) of DSPCR 2011 for a maximum duration of five (5) years. The maximum expected value of the new contract, including all options, is twenty-six million pounds (PS26M). The Contract will be a Qualifying Defence Contract subject to the provisions of the Defence Reform Act 2014 and the Single Source Contract Regulations 2014, as amended. The expected date of contract award is Q4 2025.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-5c919f1c-cbfa-45b3-8f4e-9c439597cf3c
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8fee0eef-c3c6-4505-b804-9be3792d1a46
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
75221000 - Military defence services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £26,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- desc17csae-commercial@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 8JH
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8fee0eef-c3c6-4505-b804-9be3792d1a46
7th February 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
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