Merlin Out of Service Extension Programme Assessment Phase

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: South West (UKK)

Awarded value£1,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Feb 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Leonardo Helicopter UK

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract to undertake the Assessment Phase of the OSDEP Programme.

CPV: Anti submarine warfare helicopters · Helicopters · Military transport helicopters · Repair and maintenance services of helicopters · Support helicopters

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Out of Service Extension Programme for Merlin Assessment PhaseAwarded

Delivery: South West

34711500 Helicopters 35612200 Anti submarine warfare helicopters 35612300 Support helicopters 35612400 Military transport helicopters

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Aug 2024, 13:38 BST
Last source update: 19 Aug 2024, 13:38 BST
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-026310
Classification (CPV): Anti submarine warfare helicoptersHelicoptersMilitary transport helicoptersRepair and maintenance services of helicoptersSupport helicopters
Delivery area: South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0491c3 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
Published justification: The Secretary of State for Defence has entered into a contract with Leonardo Helicopters to undertake a full review of and validation of the obsolescence issues anticipated to arise in with the airframes and equipment together with the associated training aids in the 2030+ timescale in order to extend the Out of Service date of the Merlin Mk2 and Mk4/4a aircraft.
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 the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) because Leonardo Helicopters have the specific know-how, tools and equipment and access to the technical drawings, publications and manufacturing data pertaining to the relevant Merlin Mk4/4a aircraft to fulfil all the contractual requirements.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Feb 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Leonardo Helicopter UKMerlin Out of Service Extension Programme	£1,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Merlin Out of Service Extension Programme · Leonardo Helicopter UK
Signed
21 Feb 2022
Value
£1,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Yeovil, UKContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Rebecca PickfordReview body Yeovil

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Leonardo Helicopter UKAwarded supplier Yeovil, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.