Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-09-28
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, C&C
Country: UK
Region: Wiltshire CC
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 35611500: Trainer aircraft
Estimated value: 745000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-10-24
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ESF

Technical requirements: The MOD is seeking a 3 year contract with 2 x one year options for the provision of pilot and aircraft services for the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team.
Widely recognised as the UK's premier military parachute display team, the Falcons, based at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, display at venues all over Britain and Europe throughout the year, past events have included the British Grand Prix, International Airshows and US 4th July celebrations.
The Royal Air Force is responsible for training and supporting all UK Airborne Forces. As well as providing a distinctive demonstration of freefall and canopy skills during the display season each Falcons Team member undertakes continual advanced training as Parachute Jumping Instructors in preparation for future employment in support of the Parachute Regiment, the Royal Marines and other specialist units
To Provide the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team with a pilot and suitable aircraft for parachute training and displays from March to October each contract year.
The requirement is for a contract to include three core years commencing 1.3.2017 to 28.2.2020, with a further 2 x 1-year options covering 1.3.2020 to 28.2.2021 and 1.3.2021 to 28.2.2022. The contract services required at each parachute centre will comprise:
Aircraft to meet requirements laid out in GASOs (2 Group Air Staff Orders). Aircraft must be able to carry 11 parachutists with parachute smoke, has a turbine engine, which has either side or rear door for parachutists exit and can fly up to an altitude of 12 000 ft AMSL. The Aircraft which can conduct both day and night flying/landing. Aircraft may on occasion, will be required to overnight at location other than RAF Brize Norton. The avionics fit must be suitable for the flying environment, which inlcudes military traffic.
— Provision of 1 x Pilot as and when required over the course of the season based on up to 130 Flying Hours per parachute year.
Current Professional Pilot Licence holder: either Air Transport Pilot Licence or Commercial Pilot Licence. Qualification is to be held on aircraft type to be flown. The pilot will lead on aircraft deployment, pack up and refueling.
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The authority will use the PQQ response to create a short-list of Tenders who are eligible to participate; fulfill any minimum economic, financial, professional and technical standards; and best meet in terms of capacity and capability the selection criteria set out in this PQQ. Full details of the method of choosing the Tenderers are set out in the PQQ. It is the intention to down select to between approximately 2 and 6 highest scoring suppliers who will be Invited to Tender, providing they meet the overall percentage pass mark of 60 %, do not score any lower than 2 points and receive a pass in any pass/fail questions within the PQQ. If the supplier scores below 2 in any of the questions or receives a fail in a pass/fail question then they will automatically fail the evaluation and will not be invited to participate any further.
Any potential Conflicts of Interest (COI) your company may have as a result of this requirement should be addressed in your PQQ submission.
Interested suppliers are required to complete the PQQ to provide information that allows the Authority to evaluate the supplier's capacities and capabilities against the selection criteria set out at Sections III.1.1), III.1.2) and III.1.3) of this Contract Notice.
(3) best meet in terms of capacity and capability the selection criteria set out Sections III.1.2) and III.1.3) of this Contract Notice.
Full details of the method for choosing the tenderers will be set out in the Help Text Box for the Dynamic PQQ.
The estimated annual contract value is 145 000 GBP. If the estimated annual contract value is greater than ‘40 %’ of the suppliers turnover, the authority reserves the right to exclude the supplier from being selected to tender except where the supplier provides, to the satisfaction of the authority, evidence showing it has sufficient economic and financial capability, e.g. such evidence may include:

Eligibility requirements: As detailed in the DPQQ (Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire).

Award value: 745000