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Modification of the FAAM Atmospheric Research Aircraft (ARA) via Mid Life Upgrade.
Aircraft maintenance services
Repair
maintenance and associated services related to aircraft and other equipment
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: University of Leeds: "Modification of the FAAM Atmospheric Research Aircraft (ARA) via Mid Life Upgrade.". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | University of Leeds | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
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Competition Density
10.3Bids / Report
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Coverage: 52 active published awards; 44 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUniversity of Leeds | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published17 Mar 2022, 16:14 GMT | Last source update17 Mar 2022, 16:14 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationAircraft maintenance services, Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft and other equipment | ||
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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-032348 | ||
What is being bought
Services for Atmospheric Research Aircraft. Provision of Mid Life Modification Upgrade services - the BAe 146 301 aircraft, serial number E3001
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
17 Mar 2022, 16:14 GMT - Official notice release published
17 Mar 2022, 16:14 GMT - Buyer information updated
17 Mar 2022, 16:14 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedStatus not publishedPublished valueNot publishedThis is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice, indicating that the University of Leeds (UoL) intends to contract with BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd., for modification services for the Atmospheric Research Aircraft (ARA). BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd adapted this ARA for research purposes and provides ongoing operational and maintenance services pursuant to an existing contract entered into on 15 April 2019. These services, that are the subject of this new contract, relate to critical upgrades that are required to ensure the ARA is fit for purpose for up to the next two decades. The various services that are to be provided will include modification and upgrades to aircraft, aircraft systems and supported scientific systems. The value of the modification work is likely to be up to £30m (excluding taxes) over a planned 5 year period starting in 2022 Additional information: The existing contract was published in the OJEU 2019/S 024 053759. The services will predominantly be carried out at the aircraft’s Home Base and at BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd., where the support contract for the aircraft is managed although it is likely that such services may be carried out elsewhere as well.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
17 Mar 2022, 16:14 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 15 Mar 2022, 00:00 GMT · £30,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £30,000,000 · signed 15 Mar 2022, 00:00 GMT · active |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
University of Leeds
Contracting authority GB-FTS-1890Documents (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThe University of Leeds has considered that this requirement can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of the contract notice pursuant to Article 31 of Directive 2014/24/EU and regulation 32(b) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015: when, for technical reasons, or for protection of exclusive rights, the contract can be awarded to a particular economic operator (BAE Systems).
The Atmospheric Research Aircraft (msn 3001) is a unique aircraft type (BAE 146-301) whose type certificate is held by BAE Systems (Operations) Limited. BAE Systems adapted the aircraft for special atmospheric research use by the UK Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) between 2000 and 2003 and continues to have responsibility for configuration control of the aircraft and all major adaptations to it pursuant to an existing agreement with the University of Leeds. It therefore has a unique understanding of its operational characteristics, support requirements and modification status.
The research aircraft contains extremely complicated scientific equipment and is highly modified. As such, any service provider carrying out further modifications will need to be extremely familiar with the specific scientific equipment and those modifications already in place. The research aircraft has an adapted BAE 146-301 airframe and so any service provider will need to hold relevant intellectual property rights relating thereto and have the technical expertise and the intellectual property rights required to provide further modification services on an already heavily modified airframe.
The University of Leeds considers that only the Contractor has the technical knowledge to provide the modifications that are now required. In addition, the Contractor benefits from intellectual property rights to the research aircraft which it could not reasonably be expected to assign to a third party contractor without disclosing commercially confidential information. The Contractor is therefore the only viable contractor to provide these highly specialist upgrades and modifications. |