Published date: 20 January 2017

This notice was replaced on 1 June 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 1 June 2018)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Parachutes - 39523000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£20,000,000

Procurement reference

C17CSAE/0027

Published date

20 January 2017

Closing date

28 April 2017

Contract start date

29 September 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Notice is given that on 16 December 2016 an Invitation to Tender for provision of Parachute Equipment Support to those economic entities who had been successful at the PQQ stage.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to ensuring the ongoing safety and airworthiness of a suite of parachutes and associated equipment on a 'first time, every time' basis. MOD has a requirement to support parachuting via a range of maintenance and logistics services, including but not limited to the configuration management, maintenance, repair, inventory management, storage, modification, packing and checking of a range of parachutes and parachuting equipment.

This requirement is for circa 60,000 repairs, packing instances, checks, etc. of Airborne Forces Equipment (to support personnel parachuting) and Airborne Delivery Equipment (to support stores drops) in total per annum. This is flexible, as is the range of parachutes supported. Other services such as support to exercises at Main and Forward Operating bases may also be required.


More information

Attachments

Additional text

Invitation to Tender documentation as released to potential Bidders is attached here.


About the buyer

Contact name

Nick Graham

Address

C17 CSAE PT, Walnut 2c #1232
MOD Abbey Wood South
Bristol
BS34 8JH
England

Email

DESC17CSAE-Comm@mod.uk