Published date: 3 April 2024

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.


Closing: 13 April 2024, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Aircraft repair services - 50211200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£16,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_385515/1338513

Published date

3 April 2024

Closing date

13 April 2024

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

2 December 2024

Contract end date

1 December 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

VOLUNTARY TRANSPARENCY NOTICE (VTN) TO PROCEED SINGLE SOURCE FOR

Air Platform Systems Delivery Team (APS DT), part of the Ministry of Defence ("the Authority"), intends to place a six-year contract with Muirhead Aerospace for the support of an In Service Support Post Design Services, repairs and additional purchase of the Hook Series Radios.

Muirhead Aerospace are the only licensed supplier with the necessary technical knowledge and experience to provide the required maintenance, technical support, repairs and post-design services to the HOOK capability.

The Hook3 fully integrates with all Hook2 series equipment's and is also a NATO complaint Combat Survival Radio. Any other system would require additional equipment to communicate, program and test and would need a lengthy aircraft modification process.

The authority has determined this Single Source contract is excluded from Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 under regulation 7(1)(a) in conjunction with regulation 6(3A)(a).

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About the buyer

Contact name

Rhys Davies

Address

DE&S, NH1 Atrium #1027, Abbey Wood (S)
Bristol
BS34 8JH
England

Email

rhys.davies273@mod.gov.uk