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703963450 - Provision Of Parachute Aircraft, Pilot, Instructors, Rigging Support And Refuelling Service To The Army At Air Wing Netheravon
Aircraft and spacecraft
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE: "703963450 - Provision Of Parachute Aircraft, Pilot, Instructors, Rigging Support And Refuelling Service To The Army At Air Wing Netheravon". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Market Analytics
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Published history for MINISTRY OF DEFENCE. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
1Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMINISTRY OF DEFENCE | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published21 Jun 2023, 17:30 BST | Last source update21 Jun 2023, 17:30 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationAircraft and spacecraft | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03db7f | ||
What is being bought
Parachuting Services, specifically training instructors and riggers, aircraft to facilitate parachute jumps and re-fuelling services.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
21 Jun 2023, 17:30 BST - Official notice release published
21 Jun 2023, 17:30 BST - Buyer information updated
21 Jun 2023, 17:30 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedParachuting Services, specifically training instructors and riggers, aircraft to facilitate parachute jumps and re-fuelling services.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
21 Jun 2023, 17:30 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 8 Dec 2022, 00:00 GMT · £2,932,238
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Army Parachute Aircraft Company Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £2,932,238 · signed 8 Dec 2022, 00:00 GMT · active |
Bid statistics bids: 1 (lot 1) electronicBids: 1 (lot 1) smeBids: 1 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contracting authority GB-FTS-85743Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleAPAC are currently established at the Netheravon site through a different arrangement with Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and would remain there if there was to be a different winning bidder through a competition process.
If the Authority were to pursue competition and another supplier were to be successful, there are only one of two options to ensure the provision of services would continue:
a. The new supplier transports the aircraft from another location to the Netheravon site and back as and when required to deliver the service. This is technically impractical as external factors such as bad weather increases the risk of non-delivery of the training. This would also significantly increase the costs of the contract to accommodate additional fuel costs, which does not represent VFM. The Authority previous placed a contract with another Supplier based on this model and it was subsequently terminated due to failure to meet the contract deliverables and emerging costs.
b. The Authority would need to build a new hangar to provide the supplier with storage space for the aircraft on the days required. This also does not represent VFM. This would be a significant project and come at a high cost to the authority with no control over timescales as this would be delivered by DIO.
c. If an open procedure was ran the current supplier would have an unfair advantage and we would not be able to meet our obligations to provide all bidders with a level playing field. With APAC remaining on site with their other Commercial agreement, this would prevent us from being able to run a fair competition. |