Public procurement notice: Modification Of A Contract/Concession During Its Term
Published: 2020-08-14
Buyer: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 35611600 | 60440000: Aerial work | 60445000 | 79961200 | 90715000

Technical requirements: 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 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. In contracting with the Supplier the authority will be acting on behalf of the secretary of state for transport.
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 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. In contracting with the Supplier the authority will be acting on behalf of the secretary of state for transport.
The modification will provide an additional line of tasking under the aerial surveillance and verification (ASV) contract to allow the authority to task one of two Piper Navajo Aircraft, 24 hours per day, 365 days of the year.
The aerial surveillance and verification (ASV) contract was procured based on a level of utilisation in line with a historic pattern of use of surveillance aircraft and engagement with stakeholders which determined that the required capacity was a single line of tasking available 24 hours per day. Following the commencement of the ASV contract in November 2019 the authority has faced a level of demand which has exceeded its original estimates, requiring a temporary increase in its aerial patrolling capacity. The additional demand has been driven by a recent increase in tasks from other government departments requiring support from the authority’s fixed wing reconnaissance assets in support of wider search and rescue efforts; this could not have been foreseen at the commencement of the ASV contract.


Winner: 2Excel Aviation Ltd