Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-09-04
Buyer: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 35611600 | 60440000: Aerial work | 60445000 | 79961200 | 90715000
Estimated value: 20000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-09-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Authority requires the successful supplier (the “Supplier”) to provide, following an initial mobilisation and acceptance period potentially of 6 to 18 months, a non-military aerial surveillance service for a period of 5 years plus potential extension periods of up to 2 years. The Authority requires an all-weather 24/7 capability to provide aerial surveillance, tracking, detection, observation, transmission of data and support to Search and Rescue (SAR) and counter pollution operations within the UK Exclusive Economic Zone (“UKEZZ”) and UK Search and Rescue Region (“UKSRR”). This service shall be interoperable with other Government departments and agencies and neighbouring nations. The Authority, through the Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre (“ARCC”), will act as the sole tasking authority.
Aerial and related services; aircraft operating services; pollution investigation services; services related to water pollution; pollution tracking; aerial photography services; and maritime patrol aircraft. As an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport (DfT), the Authority develops and implements the Government’s maritime safety and environmental protection strategy by, amongst other roles, monitoring the coasts and seas and responding to emergencies. The Authority has two broad objectives: firstly to ensure safety through accident prevention and effective search and rescue coordination and response, improve the safety of ships and people at sea and at the coast; and secondly to protect the environment through monitoring of ships and response to pollution incidents protect the marine environment. The Authority’s vision is to be a world-class organisation that is committed to preventing loss of life, continuously improving maritime safety and protecting the coastal environment. In order to achieve its vision the Authority requires the successful supplier to provide a non-military aerial surveillance service to assist with to Search and Rescue and counter pollution operations. The Authority requires the successful supplier (the “Supplier”) to provide, following an initial mobilisation and acceptance period potentially of six to eighteen months, a non-military aerial surveillance service for a period of five years plus potential extension periods of up to two years. The Authority requires an all-weather 24/7 capability to provide aerial surveillance, tracking, detection, observation, transmission of data and support to Search and Rescue (SAR) and counter pollution operations within the UK Exclusive Economic Zone (“UKEZZ”) and UK Search and Rescue Region (“UKSRR”). This service shall be interoperable with other Government departments and agencies and neighbouring nations. The Authority, through the Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre (“ARCC”), will act as the sole tasking authority. In contracting with the Supplier the Authority will be acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport.
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The Civil Aviation Authority is the regulatory authority in the UK under the Civil Aviation Act 1982 and the European Aviation Safety Agency is the regulatory authority in the EU under Regulation (EC) No 216/2008.
The Authority reserves the right not to continue with this procurement at any time and not to make an award pursuant to this contract notice. The Authority shall not be liable for any costs of any nature incurred by suppliers (or any of is joint venture or consortium members or subcontractors) involved in this procurement exercise and suppliers bid at their own risk and expense including without limitation if the Authority cancels the procurement or makes no contract award.
The Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers along with their debriefing. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers, with sufficient grounds, to consider a challenge against an award before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved prior to the end of the Standstill period the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 N


Award value: 20000000