Official UK procurement notice
The provision of Unipac III Air Sea Rescue Equipment
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of Unipac III Air Sea Rescue Equipment
CPV: Rescue and emergency equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The initial procurement of life rafts; Qty 12 UNIPAC III (UP3) Air-Sea Rescue…
The initial procurement of life rafts; Qty 12 UNIPAC III (UP3) Air-Sea Rescue Equipment and Qty 2 Training Aids from Life Support International.
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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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Demonstration of value for money for The Authority: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Demonstration of value for money for The Authority: 100%
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
- 10 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
- Authority reference
701553582- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-019391- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
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
- Published justification
The P8 Poseidon team, as part of the UK Ministry of Defence ("the Authority"), intends to place a contract for the initial procurement of life rafts; Qty 12 UNIPAC III (UP3) Air-Sea Rescue Equipment and Qty 2 Training Aids from Life Support International.
There are only two types of life raft cleared for carriage and operation for a P-8A Poseidon aircraft for Search and Rescue operations, the UNIPAC II and the UNIPAC III, both made by Life Support International Inc. Of the two, the UNIPAC III is the only life raft that meets the UK requirement for the number of personnel able to be contained/supported. Therefore, the only option available to the UK is the acquisition of the UNIPAC III, there is no other cleared system available that meets the UK’s requirement that can be carried and deployed from UK P-8A Poseidon MRA Mk1 aircraft.
Therefore, It is considered that this equipment and Training Aids can be procured using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations for technical reasons, the procurement may be awarded only to this particular economic operator.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Support InternationalSMESubcontracting: declared | £1,239,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 019391-2021-1 · Life Support InternationalSME
- Signed
- 4 Aug 2021
- Value
- £1,239,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- DE&S - P8-A Poseidon Delivery TeamReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Life Support InternationalAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.