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Published 13 Aug 2024, 11:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Voluntary Transparency Notice: Infra-Red Suppression System - Environmental Data Gathering

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£700,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Aug 2024
Awarded to Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of environmental data gathering for the Chinook countermeasure system.

CPV: Test and evaluation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Chinook Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a new…

The Chinook Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a new Contract with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) to conduct environmental data gathering for the Chinook countermeasure system. The estimated contract value is ROM £0.700M (Ex-VAT) for a duration of 2 years.

In accordance with Regulation 4 of the Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered the award of the Contract without prior publication of a Contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. CAeS is the only Design Approved Organisation Scheme (DAOS) approved operator with the necessary technical knowledge and equipment to conduct the environmental data gathering required to ensure safety requirements are met for the Chinook aircraft.

Delivery: UK

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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 more
How bids were scored
  • 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
Services
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
13 Aug 2024, 11:15 BST
Last source update
13 Aug 2024, 11:15 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-025561
Classification (CPV)
Test and evaluation
Delivery area
UK
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 Chinook Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a new Contract with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) to conduct environmental data gathering for the Chinook countermeasure system. The estimated contract value is ROM £0.700M (Ex-VAT) for a duration of 2 years.

In accordance with Regulation 4 of the Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered the award of the Contract without prior publication of a Contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. CAeS is the only Design Approved Organisation Scheme (DAOS) approved operator with the necessary technical knowledge and equipment to conduct the environmental data gathering required to ensure safety requirements are met for the Chinook aircraft.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £700,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions LimitedSMEInfra-Red Suppression System - Environmental Data GatheringSubcontracting: declared£700,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Filton, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • DE&SReview body Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.