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703963450 - Provision Of Parachute Aircraft, Pilot, Instructors, Rigging Support And Refuelling Service To The Army At Air Wing Netheravon

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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21 Jun 2023 at 16:30

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract for the provision of parachute aircraft, pilots, instructors, rigging support, and refuelling services to the Army at Air Wing Netheravon. The procurement falls under the category of Aircraft and spacecraft. The contract was signed on 8th December 2022, with a total value of £2,932,238. The Ministry of Defence, located in Andover, United Kingdom, initiated this tender through a limited procurement method without prior publication, citing technical reasons for the lack of competition.

This contract presents business opportunities for firms providing parachuting services and related aircraft support. Companies specialising in aircraft services and training, particularly those capable of meeting the specific technical requirements, would be well-suited to compete in this tender. The incumbent supplier, Army Parachute Aircraft Company Limited, has won the contract with their expertise in this field. The specific region for delivery is the UK, offering a potential growth prospect for businesses operating in this area of the aviation industry.

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Notice Title

703963450 - Provision Of Parachute Aircraft, Pilot, Instructors, Rigging Support And Refuelling Service To The Army At Air Wing Netheravon

Notice Description

Parachuting Services, specifically training instructors and riggers, aircraft to facilitate parachute jumps and re-fuelling services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Parachuting Services, specifically training instructors and riggers, aircraft to facilitate parachute jumps and re-fuelling services.

Options: 2 x 12 months

Procurement Information

APAC are currently established at the Netheravon site through a different arrangement with Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and would remain there if there was to be a different winning bidder through a competition process. If the Authority were to pursue competition and another supplier were to be successful, there are only one of two options to ensure the provision of services would continue: a. The new supplier transports the aircraft from another location to the Netheravon site and back as and when required to deliver the service. This is technically impractical as external factors such as bad weather increases the risk of non-delivery of the training. This would also significantly increase the costs of the contract to accommodate additional fuel costs, which does not represent VFM. The Authority previous placed a contract with another Supplier based on this model and it was subsequently terminated due to failure to meet the contract deliverables and emerging costs. b. The Authority would need to build a new hangar to provide the supplier with storage space for the aircraft on the days required. This also does not represent VFM. This would be a significant project and come at a high cost to the authority with no control over timescales as this would be delivered by DIO. c. If an open procedure was ran the current supplier would have an unfair advantage and we would not be able to meet our obligations to provide all bidders with a level playing field. With APAC remaining on site with their other Commercial agreement, this would prevent us from being able to run a fair competition.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03db7f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017720-2023
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation


CPV Codes

34700000 - Aircraft and spacecraft

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,932,238 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Dec 20223 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
Not specified
Contact Email
sophie.davis327@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
ANDOVER
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ARMY PARACHUTE AIRCRAFT

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