Notice Information
Notice Title
Brightstar Lamps Procurement for Merlin Helicopters
Notice Description
Procurement of 23 Brightstar Lamps for Merlin Helicopters
Lot Information
Lot 1
x5 Brightstar II Lamps x18 Brightstar III Lamps
Procurement Information
The Merlin Delivery Team, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to enter into a supply contract with LFD Limited for the purchase of Brightstar infra-red LED Search and Landing Lamps (the "Lamps") for use on the Merlin Aircraft. In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(b)(i) because the Lamps to be purchased are required by the Secretary of State for Defence as a partial replacement for, or in addition to, existing Lamps and to obtain the Lamps from a supplier other than LFD Limited would oblige the Secretary of State for Defence contracting authority to acquire Lamps having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility between the existing Lamps and the Lamps to be purchased and disproportionate technical difficulties in the operation and maintenance of the existing Lamps. LFD Limited are the sole manufacturer of the Lamps and the Secretary of State for Defence already has a supply of the Lamps which are used on the Puma 2 and Chinook fleets. Existing stock of the Lamps will be used to partly satisfy Merlin full fleet fit, the intended purchase will top up the existing stock of Lamps. The Lamps to be purchased must be interchangeable with existing in-service Lamps. Having a mix of Lamps in the Merlin fleet will lead to interoperability issues, preventing Lamps being switched from one aircraft to another, potentially restricting flexibility of use of the aircraft. The brackets and wiring on the aircraft has been specifically designed and cleared through the relevant airworthiness channels to be safe and fit for purpose for mounting these specific Lamps. If the Lamp was changed to an alternative type, the entire bracket design would have to be revisited, the associated assessments conducted and the safety arguments regenerated resulting in significant and disproportionate time delays and cost.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-037ede
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031120-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
-
- CPV Codes
34711500 - Helicopters
34731700 - Parts for helicopters
35612300 - Support helicopters
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £201,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Nov 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Nov 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Victoria Babbage
- Contact Email
- victoria.babbage100@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3001532247
Buyer Location
- Locality
- YEOVIL
- Postcode
- BA20 2YB
- Post Town
- Bath
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK62 Somerset
- Delivery Location
- TLK23 Somerset CC
-
- Local Authority
- Somerset
- Electoral Ward
- Yeovil South
- Westminster Constituency
- Yeovil
Further Information
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