Official UK procurement notice
Merlin Out of Service Extension Programme
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract 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 publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- 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
- 4 Jul 2023, 14:56 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Jul 2023, 14:56 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019033- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dec2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The contract has as its object services listed in Annex II B to the directive
- Published justification
The Secretary of State for Defence intends to enter into a contract with Lockheed Martin 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 Lockheed Martin have the specific know-how, tools and equipment and access to the technical drawings, publications and manufacturing data pertaining to the relevant Merlin Mk2 aircraft to fulfil all the contractual requirements.
The procurement strategy taken is one where parallel, mirrored single source contracts are to be with Leonardo Helicopters and Lockheed Martin acting as CDOs. This aims to reduce the co-ordination risk seen in previous projects by establishing a Joint Project Office (JPO).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin UKSubcontracting: declared | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Merlin Out of Service Extension Programme · Lockheed Martin UK
- Signed
- 4 Jul 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | £1,861,065 – £1,861,065 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Peter ConnewReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lockheed MartinAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.