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ACCOMM2B/0059-18 Month Extension

Repair and maintenance services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "ACCOMM2B/0059-18 Month Extension". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of DefenceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Competition Density
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Coverage: 249 active published awards; 99 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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
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Legal basisNot published
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Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
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Published15 Oct 2021, 22:44 BST
Last source update15 Oct 2021, 22:44 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationRepair and maintenance services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02ec9f
What is being bought
Amendment 11 to ACCOMM2B/0059 -18 Month Extension to existing capability for Test Fuchs Hydraulics Contract.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Oct 2021, 22:44 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    15 Oct 2021, 22:44 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    15 Oct 2021, 22:44 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Amendment 11 to ACCOMM2B/0059 -18 Month Extension to existing capability for Test Fuchs Hydraulics Contract.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    15 Oct 2021, 22:44 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 15 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · €757,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Test Fuchs GMBH
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
€757,000 · signed 15 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-FTS-5483
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  • Ministry of Defence
    buyer

    Bristol, UKK11
    darren.brice-taylor100@mod.gov.uk

  • Defence, Equipment and Support
    reviewBody

    Bristol, BS34 8JH

  • Test Fuchs GMBH
    supplier

    Unit 30 King Street Industrial Estate, King Street, Langtoft, Peterborough, UK
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Planning and rationale
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Procedure rationaleThe Air Commodities Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“the Authority”) intends to extend the existing contract ACCOMM2/0059 with Test Fuchs GmbH for the In-Service Support of Test Fuchs Hydraulic Equipment from 31 Dec 21 to 31 Jun 23, in order to maintain an interim solution whilst negotiating a Single Source future contract. The VTN for the future contract will be published under separate cover via the Defence Sourcing Portal prior to 31 Jun 23. It is considered that the contract can be extended using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons, the contract may be awarded only to this particular economic operator. The reasons for this are as follows: Test Fuchs GmbH is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for a range of hydraulically operated ground support and test equipment that is currently in service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). The company’s range of equipment is used to operate and maintain aircraft hydraulic systems, pre and post-flight, and to test the suitability of hydraulically driven aircraft components and assemblies before they are returned to service following maintenance. The contract for the in-service support of this range of equipment covers annual maintenance, calibration, physical repairs and the updating of proprietary firmware and software, however, it does not cover the release of any proprietary information to third parties and hence the Authority does not have access to the data-packs associated with the equipment this OEM has in service with the RAF. Test Fuchs have confirmed they are not prepared to grant any such licences, therefore the Authority does not have access to the necessary proprietary information to carry out or compete this requirement. Test Fuchs GmBH also maintains the complementary safety cases. There is a significant risk that if a third party took over the contract for in-service support that the functionality of the equipment would decline in-line due to the loss of proprietary information in the form of firmware and software upgrades that can only be provided by Test Fuchs GmBH. This means that the safety cases would, over time. Deteriorate. Maintaining the risk to human life at As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) and ‘tolerable’ would become increasingly unpredictable and hence accelerate the equipment’s removal from service. Placing a contract with Test Fuchs GmBH is the only means of maintaining the integrity of the equipment through to its natural Out of Service Date (OSD).