Public procurement notice: Additional Information
Published: 2017-06-21
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Helicopters, Other
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 50212000: Repair and maintenance services of helicopters
Submission deadline: 2017-07-17
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: (...) — Undertake up to 3 P2 and 2 P4 maintenance activities as detailed in the DAP 101C-0802-5A1 Master Maintenance Schedule (the Authority will provide reasonable access to the Aircraft Documentation Set to the Contractor). The Authority reserves the right to compete the P2 and P4 maintenance activities separately.
— Undertake the inspections and/or remedial work identified in the concessions for the relevant aircraft (enclosures to be included). If, upon inspection, the condition of the individual aircraft differs to that recorded in the concession then the Authority are to be notified, noting that the decision to proceed with any required rectification work will be made by the Authority post dialogue with the Contractor.
— Undertake any scheduled and/or unscheduled maintenance, and component replacements that occurs during the period that the aircraft are allotted to the Contractor.
— Undertake any SI(T)s on the aircraft that are either issued by the Authority whilst the aircraft are undergoing the Depth maintenance or repeat Routine Technical Instructions that are due during the maintenance.
— Please provide details of CFAOS, or equivalent, approval for the Puma HC Mk2 platform. Undertake post maintenance air testing on the aircraft as detailed in the DAP 101C-0802-5M.
— Complete all relevant MOD F700 documentation for the maintenance activities undertaken and provide a final works report for each aircraft to the Authority upon completion of the Depth maintenance.
— Update the aircraft's documentation on GOLDesp. (A GOLDesp laptop with the aircraft's record transferred onto it will be provided to the Contractor by the Authority to allow remote updating.
— Update the MOD Form 700 as required, with relevant maintenance data performed under this amendment; including updating of F703 and F704 entries.
— Scheduled maintenance of the engines would be undertaken by the Authority; however, the contractor would be responsible for removing and refitting the engines.
— In addition, to the P2 and P4 maintenance activities and associated work, there may also be the option of embodying modifications onto the aircraft in conjunction with the Depth maintenance work. If the option for embodying modifications in parallel is taken, then the modifications will be defined and agreed with the Contractor on an aircraft by aircraft basis.
— The Contractor will be responsible for transportation of aircraft pre and post maintenance to RAF Benson.
— Spares will be available from RAF Benson. The Contractor will be responsible for onward delivery of spares from RAF Benson to the required location.
— The Contractor will need to provide reasonable access to the Design Organisation (DO) to be able to undertake work on the Primary Structure of the aircraft and/or embodiment of DO specific modifications as required.
— The Contractor will need to have the ability to transport Dangerous Goods by land, sea and air for the forward and reverse supply chains.
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.