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Provision of F-35 EPGS Depot Activation

DE&S DECA

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

15 Jan 2024 at 14:16

Award

24 Oct 2023 at 14:43

Summary of the contracting process

The buying organization, DE&S Deca, has awarded a contract for the provision of F-35 EPGS Depot Activation. This contract falls under the services category in the industry and involves the establishment of a test and repair capability to support maintenance, repair, overhaul, and upgrade of specific Collins Aerospace F35 Components. The procurement method used was a selective procedure, specifically a restricted procedure. The award date was January 15, 2024, and the contract, valued at approximately $2,431,853.82 USD, was signed on December 7, 2023.

This tender for the Provision of F-35 EPGS Depot Activation issued by DE&S Deca presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in training and simulation in military electronic systems. Companies with expertise in maintenance, repair, overhaul, and upgrade of aerospace components, particularly Collins Aerospace F35 Components, would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The contract is currently active and the awarded supplier is Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation.

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Notice Title

Provision of F-35 EPGS Depot Activation

Notice Description

Establishment of a Test and Repair Capability to Support Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and Upgrade (MRO&U) of specific Collins Aerospace F35 Components

Lot Information

Lot 1

Establishment of a Test and Repair Capability to Support Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and Upgrade (MRO&U) of specific Collins Aerospace F35 Components

Procurement Information

This requirement is for the establishment of a test and repair capability for Collins Aerospace F-35 components at DE&S Deca. This will support the maintenance, repair, overhaul, and upgrade (MRO&U) of specific F-35 Collins Aerospace components at DE&S Deca In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this contract is regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (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 this contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. The Contract term shall be for a period of 15 months. The estimated value of the contract is circa two million pounds (PS2,000,000.00). Collins Aerospace holds all the available technical information for their F-35 components and has the technical expertise, knowledge and know-how necessary to establish the test and capability requirement. This information is not available to the Authority as it is owned by Collins. The Authority does not have the necessary rights to this information and would be unable to provide a suitable level of details to any third party that would enable them to fulfil this requirement. The Authority is required to comply with maintenance management policy relating to the capability implementation for F-35 which sets out that only Collins Aerospace as the OEM can carry out the establishment of a test and repair capability. The Authority will have access to the information necessary to meet this requirement pursuant to an extant TAA with Collins Aerospace.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040ea2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001281-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80660000 - Training and simulation in military electronic systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,431,853 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Oct 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
DE&S DECA
Contact Name
Tracy Thomas
Contact Email
tracy.thomas@deca.mod.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7585907993

Buyer Location

Locality
DEESIDE
Postcode
CH5 2LS
Post Town
Chester
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Flintshire
Electoral Ward
Queensferry and Sealand
Westminster Constituency
Alyn and Deeside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

COLLINS AEROSPACE (HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND

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