Official UK procurement notice
CHC/655 Air Crew Lights · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Secretary of State for Defence (the ‘Authority’) intends to enter into a contract with Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Ltd for the delivery of air crew lights. The proposed contract term is 1 year with an optional 1-year extension with an approximate contract value of £720,000.
The Authority intends to award the Contract to Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Ltd for technical reasons.
Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Ltd are the sole UK distributor for SureFire. Sure Fire are the world leader in providing tactical equipment that can meet the performance, reliability and durability that is required for air crew lights.
The Air Crew Lights are required by aircrew for night operations when identifying target features of the landing zone, ensuring the landing area is safe and provide a visual indicator to waiting troops, therefore their use is imperative to ensure aircraft safety when landing in previously unseen areas. Due to the varied tasking and operational areas the fleet operate in, the lights must be able to withstand use in varied and hostile environments. SureFire lights have been identified as a like for like replacement, therefore at least meeting if not exceeding the specifications.
CPV: Electronic and electrical spare parts for military aerospace equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Lowest price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Feb 2024, 11:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Feb 2024, 11:43 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004184- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043837Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure; The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons; All tenders submitted in reply to a restricted procedure, negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice or competitive dialogue were irregular or unacceptable. Only those tenderers were included in the negotiations which have satisfied the qualitative selection criteria
- Published justification
The Secretary of State for Defence (the ‘Authority’) intends to enter into a contract with Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Ltd for the delivery of air crew lights. The proposed contract term is 1 year with an optional 1-year extension with an approximate contract value of £720,000.
The Authority intends to award the Contract to Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Ltd for technical reasons.
Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Ltd are the sole UK distributor for SureFire. Sure Fire are the world leader in providing tactical equipment that can meet the performance, reliability and durability that is required for air crew lights.
The Air Crew Lights are required by aircrew for night operations when identifying target features of the landing zone, ensuring the landing area is safe and provide a visual indicator to waiting troops, therefore their use is imperative to ensure aircraft safety when landing in previously unseen areas. Due to the varied tasking and operational areas the fleet operate in, the lights must be able to withstand use in varied and hostile environments. SureFire lights have been identified as a like for like replacement, therefore at least meeting if not exceeding the specifications.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar BrothersAir Crew LightsSubcontracting: declared | £720,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Air Crew Lights · Edgar Brothers
- Signed
- 7 Feb 2024
- Value
- £720,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Ministry of Defence BristolMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Edgar BrothersAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.