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title: "Global Asset Management (GAM)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04db31"
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# Global Asset Management (GAM)

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04db31

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin UK Aeronautics for the provision of Global Asset Management (GAM) services related to the F-35 Lightning II programme. This procurement, classified as document management services, falls under the services category. The completion date for this award was 31 January 2025, and it was managed using a negotiated procedure without prior publication, in accordance with the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 due to technical requirements. The project involves the operation of a Public Customs Bonded Warehouse at RAF Marham, Norfolk, and comprehensive management of import/export, customs compliance, and trade control compliance for F-35 materiel.

This contract represents significant opportunities for businesses involved in logistics, customs management, and defence sector compliance services. The tender underscores a demand for industry operators capable of managing complex supply chains and regulatory frameworks, particularly those with expertise in customs procedures and defence-related logistics. Companies experienced in operating bonded warehouses and managing import/export processes, especially within the aerospace and defence industries, would find this contract well-suited to their capabilities. Establishing such service capacity can lead to further opportunities in high-security and internationally coordinated defence logistics sectors.

## Notice

This procurement is for the provision of a UK capability for import, export, customs compliance, and trade control compliance as part of the F-35 Lightning II Global Asset Management (GAM) solution. Specifically, Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) has a requirement for an industry-operated Public Customs Bonded Warehouse located at Royal Air Force Marham, Norfolk, to hold materiel for F-35 Lightning II in customs suspension. The Customs Bonded Warehouse (CBW) workstream requires the Contractor to hold a CBW authorisation for a warehouse at RAF Marham under the supplier's own Economic Operator Registration Identity (EORI), duty management and record-keeping for the inventory, coordination with nominated depositors and removers and coordination with existing contractors providing physical warehouse management. The Import/Export workstream requires the Contractor to act as the declarant for customs movements of F-35 materiel into, out of, and within the UK for the UK MOD. In addition to import/export per se (i.e. where the goods cross the geographical UK border) this workstream includes in its scope internal customs procedures such as Inward Processing, discharge to aircraft, Military End Use. This workstream also requires the Contractor (as the Declarant) to manage compliance with relevant UK and international export controls and trade compliance regimes. It is proposed to place Single Source Contract with Lockheed Martin UK Aeronautics using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice which is allowable under DSPCR 2011Section 16(a)(ii) when, for technical reasons the contract may be awarded only to a particular economic operator.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

F-35 Lightning is a fifth generation multi role combat air system, developed and operated by an international partnership involving the USA, UK, and other Participant Nations. The global F-35 enterprise is coordinated through the Joint Program Office (JPO) in Washington, D.C. The JPO is a part of the US Department of Defence (DOD). The global F-35 enterprise has a common pool of spare parts and consumables (the Joint Spares Pool, or JSP), the storage, transportation, and issue to Participants for which is coordinated by the JPO to balance supply and demand across the enterprise. This system is referred to as Global Asset Management (GAM). Due to changes in the current US contracting for GAM, the UK is now required to establish its own Importer and Exporter of Record arrangements. Therefore, this procurement is for the provision of a UK capability for import, export, customs compliance, and trade control compliance as part of the F-35 Lightning II GAM UK Solution. Specifically, Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) has a requirement for an industry-operated Public Customs Bonded Warehouse located at Royal Air Force Marham, Norfolk, to hold materiel for F-35 Lightning II in customs suspension. The Customs Bonded Warehouse (CBW) workstream requires the Contractor to hold a CBW authorisation for a warehouse at RAF Marham under the supplier's own Economic Operator Registration Identity (EORI), duty management and record-keeping for the inventory, coordination with nominated depositors and removers and coordination with existing contractors providing physical warehouse management. The Import/Export workstream requires the Contractor to act as the declarant for customs movements of F-35 materiel into, out of, and within the UK for the UK MOD. In addition to import/export per se (i.e. where the goods cross the geographical UK border) this workstream includes in its scope internal customs procedures such as Inward Processing, discharge to aircraft, Military End Use. This workstream also requires the Contractor (as the Declarant) to manage compliance with relevant UK and international export controls and trade compliance regimes.

Options: Additional 3 month or 1 year option

### Procurement Information

The UK Ministry of Defence intends to place a new single source contract with Lockheed Martin UK Aeronautics, for a period of 2 years to provide UK Global Asset Management (GAM) for the F-35. In accordance with regulation 4 of the Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular 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 this contract can be placed with Lockheed Martin UK Aeronautics using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice under Regulation 16(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulation 2011 for technical reasons - 88 (a) Strict technical impracticality for a supplier other than the chosen supplier to achieve the required goals. UK GAM can only be placed with Lockheed Martin UK Aeronautics for the following reasons: Successful delivery of the IOR/EOR service is dependent upon information passing from LM as OEM in addition to that provided by US DoD in order to complete customs declarations. Some of information held by LM is proprietary and it would be impractical for another company to deliver the services without access to this information, so competition would not be viable.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003532-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| 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 | TLH16 North and West Norfolk |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LOCKHEED MARTIN UK AERONAUTICS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72512000 - Document management services

## Release History

- 3 Feb 2025 at 16:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003532-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://des.mod.uk
- https://des.mod.uk/

## Provenance

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