Drones & Associated Items

CPV: Non-piloted aircraft

Procedure method

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Goods

Notice status

Awarded without competition

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Framework agreement

Who may use this agreement

Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority

Competition type

Direct award (no call for competition)

GPA / WTO covered

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

22 Aug 2024, 15:49 BST

Last source update

22 Aug 2024, 15:49 BST

FTS notice number

2024/S 000-026893

Classification (CPV)

Non-piloted aircraft

Delivery area

Wales (UKL)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-04931d Find a Tender

Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

1 – disruption through the process of establishing new working relationships with the account manager in a new provider

2 – disruption and delay caused by establishing new processes and communications for maintenance/servicing

3 – disruption and delay caused by establishing new relationships with the company as a training provider and familiarisation with their training programmes and content/online portals etc.

4 – disruption and delays caused by setting up new communications channels and procedures between our finance teams and a new company

5 – risk of significant delay to the drone unit acquiring equipment that has been planned as budgeted for in 24/25, which we anticipated actioning now. Any tender process, which may take a number of months will cause a delay in progressing this equipment plan, to the detriment of the service provided by the drone unit.

6 – we also risk moving to a new provider and finding that they are not as good in some or all of these areas and risk receiving a reduced quality of service and relationship. Although I accept that a good relationship with other companies would be possible, we have no dissatisfaction with Heliguy, therefore there is no reason to risk losing this.

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

• Colena LTD t/a Heliguy LTDFramework contractor North Shields, UK, NE29 7SE

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