Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-07-07
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) Project Team
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34731000: Aircraft engine parts
Estimated value: 1250000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-08-10
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Provision of spares including, type specific aircraft parts, general aircraft spares, launch consumables, and other consumables for use on and associated with the Grob Viking TMk1 glider aircraft from 1 October 2020 until 31 March 2022, with two six-month options for a potential contract to run until 31 March 2023.
Provision of spares including, type specific aircraft parts, general aircraft spares, launch consumables, and other consumables for use on and associated with the Grob Viking TMk1 glider aircraft, to be delivered to RAF Syerston. Contract will be a framework for articles to be ordered to meet the spares provision requirement from 1 October 2020 to the 31 March 2022, with 2 options to extend for 6 months each, bringing the maximum duration of the contract up to 2.5 years.
The initial contract is for 1.5 years. However, the contract will contain 2 options to extend the framework for 6 months each, to potentially extend the contract to 2.5 years.
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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
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Award value: 1250000