Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2019-12-11
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Air Support, C130J Project Team
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 34322000 | 34731000: Aircraft engine parts
Estimated value: 9100000 GBP

Technical requirements: Initial procurement of a C-130J carbon brakes and wheels solution for full fleet embodiment across the RAF C-130J. Including the provision of required installation kits, containers, mandated documentation and overarching support for the successful release to service.
The initial procurement of a carbon brakes and Wheels modification for full fleet fit across the RAF C-130J. The procurement includes the purchase of up to 18 x shipsets of the carbon brake and Wheel assemblies, up to 24 x spare wheels, equipment advice for proof installation and 1
The C-130J delivery team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, has a requirement to procure new carbon brakes and wheels for the C-130J Aircraft in order to mitigate the extant platform hazards that are present on the existing steel brakes, reducing the risk of overheating and brake binding. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. To provide sufficient assurances for the release to service (RTS) of a major modification in accordance with Regulatory Article 5850, the Military Aviation Authority (MAA) require a certified solution be provided by the C-130J Design Organisation (DO), or another design approved organisation scheme (DAOS) organisation endorsed by the DO. The C-130J aircraft is classified under the International Traffic of Arms Regulation (ITAR) and requires the modification supplier to be party to the extant technical assistance agreement (TAA). Integrated procurement technology (IPT) are the only economic operator able to provide the authority with a C-130J DO endorsed solution for the carbon brakes and wheels safety modification. The solution is required to be embodied onto the aircraft no later than Jul 20, to ensure the continued safe operation of the C-130J in RAF Service.
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.
Advertising Regime OJEU: this contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-2019129-DCB-15666340


Winner: Integrated Procurement Technologies
Award value: 9100000