--- title: "703963450 - Provision Of Parachute Aircraft, Pilot, Instructors, Rigging Support And Refuelling Service To The Army At Air Wing Netheravon" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03db7f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03db7f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03db7f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03db7f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2023-06-21" --- # 703963450 - Provision Of Parachute Aircraft, Pilot, Instructors, Rigging Support And Refuelling Service To The Army At Air Wing Netheravon Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03db7f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03db7f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03db7f.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017720-2023 | | 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 | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Jun 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 8 Dec 2022 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £2,932,238 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE | | Locality | ANDOVER | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | N/A | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ARMY PARACHUTE AIRCRAFT | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation ### Codes - 34700000 - Aircraft and spacecraft ## Release History - 21 Jun 2023 at 16:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017720-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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