Official UK procurement notice
Protector Training Conduct · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of initial Crew and Maintainer training on the Protector RPAS
CPV: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services · Training and simulation in aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of initial training services on MQ-9B Protector
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
- Services
- 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
- 18 Aug 2022, 15:54 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Oct 2022, 10:22 BST
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-027786- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036005Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
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 Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“MoD”), has awarded a Contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (“GA-ASI”) for the delivery of the Protector Training Conduct to train the initial 33 mission crews. The contract duration is for a period of 19 months from September 2022 until March 2024, with a value of $25.9M.
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 is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 due to technical reasons.
This is because the Protector design, modifications, certification and training activities are based upon Certifiable Predator B (CPB) platform which GA-ASI are the designer and only manufacturer. This means GA-ASI are the only supplier with the required knowledge of the system and are the only supplier capable of providing and delivering the training needed on this contract.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated4 Oct 2022, 10:22 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Atomic Aeronautical SystemsSubcontracting: declared | US$25,906,592 † | — | Awarded |
| General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | US$492,225,248 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 027786-2022-RPAS/0001-1 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc
- Signed
- 7 Sept 2022
- Value
- US$492,225,248
- Status
- active
Protector Training Conduct · General Atomic Aeronautical Systems
- Signed
- 18 Aug 2022
- Value
- US$25,906,592
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Defence Equipment and SupportReview body
- Defence Equipment and SupprtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- General Atomic Aeronautical SystemsAwarded supplier
- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.