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title: "Airborne Equipment PDS Support with Equipment, Air Commodities and Spares"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03ae44"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE"
published: "2024-02-12"
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# Airborne Equipment PDS Support with Equipment, Air Commodities and Spares

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ae44

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004652-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £30,215,606 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 8JH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire, TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area, TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IRVINGQ |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 39523000 - Parachutes
- 50600000 - Repair and maintenance services of security and defence materials

## Release History

- 12 Feb 2024 at 14:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004652-2024
- 6 Mar 2023 at 09:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006400-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://des.mod.uk/
- https://www.irvingq.com/

## Provenance

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