Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2017-02-15
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Flight Simulation and Synthetic Trainers Project Team (FSAST PT)
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 80650000
Estimated value: 5000000 GBP
EU fund: ESF

Technical requirements: Provision of Maintenance and Post Design Support (PDS) to specified Synthetic Training Equipment (STE) for Tri-Service Users undertaking Training.
The authority has a requirement to provide Maintenance (Preventative and Corrective) and Post Design Services to specified Synthetic Training Equipment (STE) located within establishments within United Kingdom Air Command (RAF Brize Norton, Henlow, Odiham, Waddington, Wittering) and 22 Training Group Maintenance Schools (DSAE Cosford, Cranwell, Gosport, Lyneham), to ensure that the equipment remains in an Environmentally and Safe Condition for use. The proposed Contract will be for an initial period of three years commencing 1.4.2018, with the option to extend for a further period of 2 x 12 month options, up to 31.3.2023.
The Synthetic Training Equipment (STE) listed below is subject to an ongoing review, a definitive list including the quantity of individual STE and exact location will be provided at the ITT stage:
A400 Part Task Trainers x3, C130 Flight Load Simulators x2, Virtual Parachute Reality Trainer (No 2) x18, Generic Flying Controls Trainer x4, Budworth Compressor x1, Analogue Communications Trainer x1, Labvolt Milliwatt Radar System x8, Air benches x11, Basic Flying Controls Rod Trainer x4, Gaseous Oxygen Trainer x8, Handskills Trainer x72, Flight Engineers Systems Trainer x1, Air Navigation Trainer x1, Basic Communications Process Trainer x1, FESTO Didactic hydraulic rig x4, Analogue communications trainer x1, Smoke Tunnel x1, Fatigue Tester x1, Spring Damper x1, Synthetic Environmental Procedural Trainer1 x1, System Based Trainer x1, Wind Tunnel x3, Euro fighter cockpit mock up x1, Fault Diagnosis Rigs x6, Quarter Scale Chinook Model x1, Sentry E3-D Rear crew mission simulator (54 Sqn MS) x1.
Additionally, the Authority will retain the right to add equipment to, and remove equipment from the contract throughout it's life.
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.
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