Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2016-05-19
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Fast Air Support Team (FAST)
Country: UK
Region: Lincolnshire
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 50211000: Repair and maintenance services of aircraft | 50211100: Aircraft maintenance services
Estimated value: 429561 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ESF

Technical requirements: This requirement is for the provision of the minor and major maintenance of the BBMF Chipmunk aircraft in accordance with the aircraft's Topic 5A1, including repair, reconditioning, fabrication, paint strip/re-paint, fabric work, rectification/emergent work, and preparation for flight test and all flight servicing, including handling.
This procurement is for the provision of the minor and major maintenance of the BBMF Chipmunk aircraft in accordance with the aircraft's Topic 5A1, including repair, reconditioning, fabrication, paint strip/re-paint, fabric work, rectification/emergent work, and preparation for flight test and all flight servicing, including handling.
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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender. Suppliers interested in working with the Ministry of Defence should register on the MOD Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at www.contracts.mod.uk The MOD SID is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all MOD and UK Defence procurement personnel, and is the main supplier database of MOD Procurement organisations. Please note the registration and publication of a company profile on the MOD SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation.
From 2.4.2014, the Government is introducing its new Government Security Classifications Policy (GSC) to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme. A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All suppliers to the Department are encouraged to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the new GSC.
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.
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-2016516-DCB-8217491.


Award value: 429561
Number of bids: 3