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Global Asset Management (GAM)

Document management services
East of England (UKH16)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "Global Asset Management (GAM)". 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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Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
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Published3 Feb 2025, 16:27 GMT
Last source update3 Feb 2025, 16:27 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationDocument management services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH16)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04db31
What is being bought
This procurement is for the provision of a UK capability for import, export, customs compliance, and trade control compliance as part of the F-35 Lightning II Global Asset Management (GAM) solution. Specifically, Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) has a requirement for an industry-operated Public Customs Bonded Warehouse located at Royal Air Force Marham, Norfolk, to hold materiel for F-35 Lightning II in customs suspension. The Customs Bonded Warehouse (CBW) workstream requires the Contractor to hold a CBW authorisation for a warehouse at RAF Marham under the supplier’s own Economic Operator Registration Identity (EORI), duty management and record-keeping for the inventory, coordination with nominated depositors and removers and coordination with existing contractors providing physical warehouse management. The Import/Export workstream requires the Contractor to act as the declarant for customs movements of F-35 materiel into, out of, and within the UK for the UK MOD. In addition to import/export per se (i.e. where the goods cross the geographical UK border) this workstream includes in its scope internal customs procedures such as Inward Processing, discharge to aircraft, Military End Use. This workstream also requires the Contractor (as the Declarant) to manage compliance with relevant UK and international export controls and trade compliance regimes. It is proposed to place Single Source Contract with Lockheed Martin UK Aeronautics using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice which is allowable under DSPCR 2011Section 16(a)(ii) when, for technical reasons the contract may be awarded only to a particular economic operator.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Feb 2025, 16:27 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    3 Feb 2025, 16:27 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    3 Feb 2025, 16:27 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    F-35 Lightning is a fifth generation multi role combat air system, developed and operated by an international partnership involving the USA, UK, and other Participant Nations. The global F-35 enterprise is coordinated through the Joint Program Office (JPO) in Washington, D.C. The JPO is a part of the US Department of Defence (DOD). The global F-35 enterprise has a common pool of spare parts and consumables (the Joint Spares Pool, or JSP), the storage, transportation, and issue to Participants for which is coordinated by the JPO to balance supply and demand across the enterprise. This system is referred to as Global Asset Management (GAM). Due to changes in the current US contracting for GAM, the UK is now required to establish its own Importer and Exporter of Record arrangements. Therefore, this procurement is for the provision of a UK capability for import, export, customs compliance, and trade control compliance as part of the F-35 Lightning II GAM UK Solution. Specifically, Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) has a requirement for an industry-operated Public Customs Bonded Warehouse located at Royal Air Force Marham, Norfolk, to hold materiel for F-35 Lightning II in customs suspension. The Customs Bonded Warehouse (CBW) workstream requires the Contractor to hold a CBW authorisation for a warehouse at RAF Marham under the supplier’s own Economic Operator Registration Identity (EORI), duty management and record-keeping for the inventory, coordination with nominated depositors and removers and coordination with existing contractors providing physical warehouse management. The Import/Export workstream requires the Contractor to act as the declarant for customs movements of F-35 materiel into, out of, and within the UK for the UK MOD. In addition to import/export per se (i.e. where the goods cross the geographical UK border) this workstream includes in its scope internal customs procedures such as Inward Processing, discharge to aircraft, Military End Use. This workstream also requires the Contractor (as the Declarant) to manage compliance with relevant UK and international export controls and trade compliance regimes.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    3 Feb 2025, 16:27 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 31 Jan 2025, 00:00 GMT · £5,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Lockheed Martin UK Aeronautics
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Global Asset Management UK Solution
£5,000,000 · signed 31 Jan 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-FTS-136873
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  • Ministry of Defence
    buyer

    Ministry of Defence, MOD Abbey Wood BS34 8JH, Bristol, UKK11, BS34 8JH
    kerri.mann101@mod.gov.uk

  • Defence Equipment and Support
    reviewBody

    Ministry of Defence, Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH

  • Lockheed Martin UK Aeronautics
    supplier

    Building 7000, Langstone Technology Park, Langstone Road, Havant, Hants, UKJ35, PO913W
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Planning and rationale
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Procedure rationaleThe UK Ministry of Defence intends to place a new single source contract with Lockheed Martin UK Aeronautics, for a period of 2 years to provide UK Global Asset Management (GAM) for the F-35. In accordance with regulation 4 of the Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that this contract can be placed with Lockheed Martin UK Aeronautics using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice under Regulation 16(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulation 2011 for technical reasons – 88 (a) Strict technical impracticality for a supplier other than the chosen supplier to achieve the required goals. UK GAM can only be placed with Lockheed Martin UK Aeronautics for the following reasons: Successful delivery of the IOR/EOR service is dependent upon information passing from LM as OEM in addition to that provided by US DoD in order to complete customs declarations. Some of information held by LM is proprietary and it would be impractical for another company to deliver the services without access to this information, so competition would not be viable.