Official UK procurement notice
RPAS/0009 - Subject Matter Expert Support for Initial Certification
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe MQ-9B PROTECTOR Programme aims to deliver a future UK capability for Deep and Persistent Armed ISTAR collect out to the mid-2030s, which will encompass the long range, persistent wide area surveillance and precision strike capabilities currently provided by the REAPER capability and Subject matter expert support for initial certification is required.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1In order to gain UK PROTECTOR certification from the UK MAA, the Authority requires…Awarded
In order to gain UK PROTECTOR certification from the UK MAA, the Authority requires SME knowledge and support. SME would be required to provide technical support and supporting evidence to the Authority and the MAA. SME will be required to share evidence, within the limitations of the TAA, to support certification.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Jan 2023, 15:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Jan 2023, 15:32 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-002458- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039af4Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
DSPCR 2011 - Single source contract awarded to supplier with a single source exemption granted based on technical reasons. The only viable option was to carry out a single source procurement with Honeywell on the grounds that Honeywell are the engine OEM and due to the proprietary nature of the engine, Honeywell are the only organisation that has access to all of the UK PROTECTOR TPE331-10YGD engine Type Design Data that is required for Initial Certification of the engine. GA-ASI as the aircraft integrator has access to select Type Design Data to aid with integration with the aircraft, however the data they hold is inadequate for engine Type Certification as levied by the Subsystem Certification Plan for Propulsion & Oil (P&O SSCP).
In order to gain UK PROTECTOR certification from the UK MAA, the Authority requires Honeywell’s SME knowledge and support.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honeywell International Inc.Subject Matter Expert (SME) Support for Initial Certification | US$213,876 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Subject Matter Expert (SME) Support for Initial Certification · Honeywell International Inc.
- Signed
- 31 May 2022
- Value
- US$213,876
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 from abroad | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Honeywell International Inc.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.