Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2020-11-04
Buyer: Ministry of Defence
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 42413200 | 50211100: Aircraft maintenance services
Estimated value: 3540000 GBP

Technical requirements: There is a requirement for aircraft maintenance, aircraft handling and support to operations by the Ground Support Teams. This includes the provision of aircraft jacks, Towbars and associated equipment to support maintenance activities carried out on a variety of Tri-Service fixed/rotary winged aircraft.
A repair and maintenance contract with Oldbury for the repair and maintenance of aircraft jacks, Towbars, pressure pumps, delivery meter and fluid pump assemblies. The contract will also include calibration of the equipment and post design services for a 10-year period from 1 March 2021-28 February 2031.
Negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice, pursuant to Regulation 16(a)(ii) of DSPCR 2011 on the grounds of technical reasons, Oldbury is the only economic operator able to fulfil this requirement. Oldbury are the OEM and are the only provider who have access to the required propriety technical information including technical data-packs, drawings and specifications. No other provider has access to this proprietary information, and without access to this it is not possible to fulfil this requirement as it is not possible to meet the required safety and interoperability requirements. Due to this, Oldbury is the only provider that can fulfil this requirement.
The Air Commodities Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a repair and maintenance contract with Oldbury Engineering Ltd (‘Oldbury’) for the repair and maintenance of aircraft jacks, Towbars, pressure pumps, delivery meter and fluid pump assemblies (the ‘Equipment’). The contract will also include calibration of the equipment and post design services for a 10-year period from 1 March 2021-28 February 2031.
It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice, pursuant to Regulation 16(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 on the grounds of technical reasons, Oldbury is the only economic operator on the market able to fulfil this requirement. Oldbury are the original equipment manufacturer and are the only provider who have access to the required propriety technical information including technical data-packs, drawings and specifications. No other provider has access to this proprietary information, and without access to this it is not possible to fulfil this requirement as it is not possible to meet the required safety and interoperability requirements. Due to this, Oldbury is the only provider that can fulfil this requirement.
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-20201030-DCB-17304281


Winner: Oldbury Engineering Co Ltd
Award value: 3540000