Official UK procurement notice
M134DC Mini Gun Spares & In-Service Support
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionM134DC Mini Gun Spares & In-Service Support
CPV: Machine guns
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Supply of spares, repairs, fault investigation and Technical support to the M134DC…
Supply of spares, repairs, fault investigation and Technical support to the M134DC Mini Gun
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Lowest price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Mar 2023, 09:41 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Mar 2023, 09:41 BST
- Authority reference
707403450- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-009076- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b6d8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The International Guns, Missiles and Rockets Project Team (IGMR PT), on behalf of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (UK MoD), is intending to place a 5-year contract, of approximately £3.5m with Dillon Aero for the provision of In-Service Support for the M134D Machine Gun System on Chinook platforms. The in-service support includes the supply of weapon systems and parts, repair, modification, technical support ( including fault investigation) and spares.
it should be considered that this contract can be placed using the non-competitive negotiated procedure, pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence Security Public Contracts Regulations (DSPCR) 2015, due to technical reasons.
M134D is the main weapon system that is fitted across the Chinook fleet, actively deployed on operations and with a heavy involvement in almost all operations since entering service. The requirement is to maintain the capability of M134D on Chinook platforms, by providing a means to purchase replacement items, as well as having support for investigating potential faults, repairs, modifications or other technical advice.
Dillon Aero Inc hold all the technical knowledge, manufacturing equipment/tooling, interoperability data and safety documentation required to fulfil the contract, maintain the capability and fulfil user requirements. Dillon Aero Inc are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Design Organisation (DO) of the M134D Machine Gun System. Dillon are the only manufacturer and supplier of the parts required for spares, as well as the only supplier having the specific tooling and expertise to make repairs/modifications. Any non-OEM components used in combination with the existing fleet will invalidate all safety and performance assurances. For the reasons of technical impracticability and specific technical knowledge, which only Dillon Aero has at its disposal, the contract may only be awarded to Dillon Aero Inc.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Aero Inc.Subcontracting: declared | £3,300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009076-2023-1 · Dillon Aero Inc.
- Signed
- 1 Mar 1900
- Value
- £3,300,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Dillon Aero Inc.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.