Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2018-05-12
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Helicopters, Other
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 34710000: Helicopters and aeroplanes
Estimated value: 15000000 GBP

Technical requirements: Support to the Gazelle AH Mk1 helicopter including the provision of Technical Support, the Repair and Overhaul of Components, the provision of Capital and Consumable spares, Platform Support Management and Additional Tasking.
The Service is to include: Provision of Capital and Consumable Spares Items, the provision of a Technical Support Service, a Component Repair and Overhaul Service, an Additional Tasking Service and Gazelle Platform Support Management.
It is anticipated that the Contract will include an option to extend the duration of the Contract by 3 years from 31.3.2022 until 31.3.2025.
The Authority requires Platform Support for its Gazelle Helicopter Fleet. The Authority intends to place a contract with Airbus Helicopters UK (AHUK) to undertake engineering and support work (consisting of design & engineering advice, certification & qualification of modifications, supply of Spares, Repair and Overhaul) working with Airbus Helicopters France as a Sub-Contractor to AHUK.
It is considered that this Contract should be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the EU Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011) for technical reasons.
Airbus Helicopters are the original equipment manufacturers of the Gazelle Aircraft and AHUK are the appointed Platform Design Organisation (DO) for the Gazelle Aircraft in accordance with Regulatory Article 5101 Design Approved Organization Scheme (DAOS) approval procedures and responsibilities and Regulatory Article 1014 design organizations and co-ordinating design organizations airworthiness responsibilities.
The Authority understands that Platform Support and Project Management can only be carried out by AHUK. This is because they hold relevant skills, technical data, drawing and design information, and are not prepared to share or licence the use of that information outside of the Airbus group of companies (of which AHUK is part). The aforementioned skills, technical data, drawing and design information are necessary for the performance of those activities which will be carried out by AHUK and Airbus Helicopters France.
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-201859-DCB-12390623.


Winner: Airbus Helicopters UK Limited
Award value: 15000000