Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-3949 BAS Pilot Training for Air Fleet
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Contract Award for the supply of regulatory and recurrent pilot training for the BAS fleet, for both the Dash & and Twin Otters simultaneously. The contract was awarded following a negotiated procedure without prior publication, in accordance with regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations.
CPV: Pilot services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Contract is for pilot Flight Safety training on a relevant simulator which…Awarded
The Contract is for pilot Flight Safety training on a relevant simulator which represents specific Antarctic flight operations.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Apr 2024, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2024, 12:05 BST
- Authority reference
UKRI-3949- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013722- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0455b8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
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 contract was awarded following a negotiated procedure without prior publication, in accordance with regulation 32(2)(b)(i) of the Public Contract Regulations. There is only one of the relevant simulator in the world and therefore, competition is absent for technical reasons.
Publisher note: Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=856856398 GO Reference: GO-2024429-PRO-25892033
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FlightSafety International Inc | US$600,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 013722-2024-1 · FlightSafety International Inc
- Signed
- 29 Mar 2024
- Value
- US$600,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FlightSafety International IncAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.