Award

Airborne Equipment PDS Support with Equipment, Air Commodities and Spares

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

12 Feb 2024 at 14:48

Award

06 Mar 2023 at 09:59

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence in the United Kingdom has awarded a contract for "Airborne Equipment PDS Support with Equipment, Air Commodities and Spares." The procurement process was completed with IrvinGQ Limited as the awarded supplier for through-life support of in-service Airborne Equipment. The contract was worth £30,215,606.93 and was signed on 20th December 2023 using a limited procurement method without prior publication due to technical reasons.

This contract presents business growth opportunities for companies in the security and defence materials maintenance sector. Businesses well-suited to compete are those with expertise in repair and maintenance services for security and defence materials, particularly in airborne equipment support. The contract is part of a negotiated procedure, highlighting the importance of technical know-how and safety requirements in the procurement process.

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Notice Title

Airborne Equipment PDS Support with Equipment, Air Commodities and Spares

Notice Description

Through-life support for in-service Airborne Equipment, including Parachutes, Commodities, Spares and Ancillaries.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Through-life support for in-service Airborne Equipment, including Parachutes, Air Commodities, Spares and Ancillaries. This shall also include the procurement of capital spares, their components & ancillaries, and for engineering technical advice.

Options: Two twelve month options (2 x 12months)

Procurement Information

It has been determined that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR 2011) for technical reasons due to IrvinGQ Limited being the sole Design Organisation (DO), and/or Original Equipment Manufacturer and sole distributor of items approved by the relevant system Coordinating Design Organisations, for the ADE, AFE systems. As such they are deemed by the respective Type Airworthiness Authorities (TAAs) and Engineering Authorities (EAs) to be the only Design Organisation Approval Scheme (DAOS) approved supplier that meets the Safety and Airworthiness requirements to provide and maintain the AE systems.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ae44
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004652-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
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

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

39523000 - Parachutes

50600000 - Repair and maintenance services of security and defence materials

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£30,215,606 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Feb 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Mar 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
Airborne Equipment PDS SCO - Lee Robles, Jack Dymond
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
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire, TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area, TLL Wales

Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IRVINGQ

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