Official UK procurement notice
Air Start Replacement Project (ASRP)
Authority: Air Commodities Delivery Team
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe User requires a turbine-driven air start capability, to support the operation and maintenance of designated aircraft types. The capability will be required to support the enabling of the Strategic Base; fulfil standing commitments; development and maintenance of a contingent capability; and contingent operations commensurate with the direction provided in Defence Strategic Direction 2016, the RAF Command Plan and the requirements of Joint Force 2025.
The DPQQ can be accessed via Defence Contracts Online (contracts.mod.uk) and the Access Code is 9HWV5JS889
CPV: Aircraft equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The scope of the requirement is to replace the current RAF fleet of Houchin 165 and…Published value£5,350,000
The scope of the requirement is to replace the current RAF fleet of Houchin 165 and 230 Air Start equipment that have passed their planned out of service date (OSD). The user requires a minimum fleet of 15 new Air Starters to provide an engine start and environmental control system (ECS) maintenance capability for the designated aircraft types operated by Headquarters Air Command (HQ AIR), at UK Main Operating Bases (MOBs), and Permanent Joint Operating Bases (PJOBs) and the deployed operating environment.
The scope of the requirement will also include through life support of the 15x new Air Starters, and for the existing fleet of 21 x Rheinmetall MSU 200/6 T Air Start Units purchased in 2009 and in service with the Royal Air Force’s Typhoon Fleet.
The Contract will include the following Work Packages:
WP 1 – Project Management & Core Post Design Services (PDS)
WP 2 – Test Evaluation, Acceptance & Equipment Delivery
WP 3 – Integrated Logistic Support (ILS)
WP 4 – Provision of Spares
WP 5 – Technical Support
WP 6 – Maintenance and Repair
WP 7 - Training
WP 8 – Technical Publications
WP 9 – Obsolescence Management
A Draft Statement of Requirement (SOR) is available for review as part of the attachments to the Dynamic Pre Qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ). Additional information: Prospective contractors are required to hold Quality Management System certification to BS ISO 9001:2015 or suitable alternative, with appropriate scope to deliver contract requirements, issued by a National Accredited Certification Body. You will be required to provide a copy of certificate(s) in the DPQQ. The winning supplier will be required to provide it for review prior to contract award.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Feb 2021, 16:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Feb 2021, 16:32 GMT
- Authority reference
701428382- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-003609- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029581Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.dcocontracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-2021223-DCB-17832586
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
23 Feb 2021 → 16 Apr 2021 · 3 dates- Notice published23 Feb 2021, 16:32 GMT
- Submission deadline25 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected16 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria