Provision of CAAi – MAA Regulator Coherency Contract.

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£250,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Jul 2024no call for competition

Awarded to CAA International Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Civil Aviation Authority are recognised as the only National Authority by the UK Government and EASA to be the independent body undertaking regulatory oversight of Civil Aviation in the UK including non-Military state aircraft. The CAAi will provide continued access to a Suitable Qualified and Experienced Personnel (SQEP) pool of staff to provide support to the MAA’s outputs in delivering coherent regulations, provision of support to the assurance of regulated community and provide the capability to discuss and develop frameworks for emerging risks, issues and novel/contentious technology that is fit for purpose. This will build on the support and engagement from a previous contract and allow continuity of SQEP support, reducing the resource and time to deliver required outputs which may otherwise be necessary.

CPV: Air-traffic control services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 Aug 2024, 12:09 BST
Last source update: 6 Aug 2024, 12:09 BST
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-024658
Classification (CPV): Air-traffic control services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-048801 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The Defence Safety Authority, part of the Ministry of Defence (“the Authority”), intends to award a contract to the Civil Aviation Authority International (CAAi) to obtain advice, guidance and collaboration on UK and European Civil Aviation Safety, Regulation and Aircraft Certification for a period of 5 years. The estimated contract value is £250k excluding VAT.
In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended (in particular by SI 2020/1319). 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 (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 32(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons.
The Military Aviation Authority (“MAA”) is part of the Defence Safety Authority and is responsible for the registration and regulation of UK military air systems. While the provisions of the Air Navigation Order made pursuant to the Civil Aviation Act (1982) regulate air navigation in the UK, they do not apply to the MAA. However, in accordance with the Secretary of State for Defence, Health, Safety, and Environment Protection policy statement, it is required that the Authority maintain arrangements that produce outcomes that are, so far as reasonably practicable, at least as good as those required by UK legislation. Consequently, the MAA has established a regulatory framework that reflects the system established by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for Civil Aviation. The CAAi is the only national authority to regulate UK civil aviation by the UK Government and EASA; therefore, they are the only authority what can provide the advice, guidance and collaboration on UK and European Civil Aviation Safety, Regulation and Aircraft Certification. Accordingly, this requirement can only be met by the CAAi.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £250,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jul 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CAA International Ltd	£250,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of CAAi – MAA Regulator Coherency Contract. · CAA International Ltd
Signed
21 Jul 2024
Value
£250,000
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 65 BROWN STREET, Glasgow, UK, G2 8EXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CAA International LtdAwarded supplier Aviation House, Crawley, UK, RH6 0YR

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

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