702333450 - Project WARHOL (additive process manufacture)

Official notice

Authority: RAF High Wycombe Air Commercial

GoodsNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: North West (UKD37)

Awarded value£3,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 9 Dec 2021

Awarded to Wayland Additive Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Project WARHOL seeks to advance our understanding of metal part repair and design and drive MAA acceptance of this manufacturing process. As an early indication of impact, last year alone we would have achieved 25 days of additional aircraft availability from COTS 3D print solutions.

CPV: Machine tools for working ceramics

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: North West · Unit 7 Park Valley Court, Meltham Road, Huddersfield, England, HD4 7BH

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
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 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
Last source update: 10 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-030892
Classification (CPV): Machine tools for working ceramics
Delivery area: North West (UKD37)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-030023 Find a Tender

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 UK Ministry of Defence intends to award a two year contract to Wayland Additive Limited for £3,000,000.00 without prior publication of a contract notice for the provision of a Neubeam System (calibur3) metal additive manufacture machine. It is considered justified for technical reasons under regulation Article 32(2)b(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Additive manufacture (as opposed to traditional subtractive methodologies like milling) is a foundational general purpose technology. R&D with this technology would allow us to 10x improve the quality, speed and cost of low volume high value part manufacture within the RAF and secure endorsement for this technology across the Defence user base. Wayland Additive is the only supplier on the market to provide a metal additive manufacturing process using Neubeam technology which neutralises the electron beam power bed fusion process.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Dec 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Wayland Additive LimitedSMESubcontracting: declared	£3,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 030892-2021-702333450-1 · Wayland Additive LimitedSME
Signed
9 Dec 2021
Value
£3,000,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

RAF High Wycombe Air Commercial

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence High Wycombe, South East, HP14 4UEContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Ministry of DefenceReview body High Wycombe

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Wayland Additive LimitedAwarded supplier Unit 7 Park Valley Court, Meltham Road, Huddersfield, North West, HD4 7BH

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.