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Provision of MEDEVAC, General Aviation Support and Aerial Firefighting at BATSUB

Hire of helicopters with crew
BZ
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "Provision of MEDEVAC, General Aviation Support and Aerial Firefighting at BATSUB". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of DefenceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Competition Density
2.8Bids / Report
22.2% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 19 active published awards; 9 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 AuthorityMinistry of Defence
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
Published5 Aug 2022, 10:35 BST
Last source update5 Aug 2022, 10:35 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationHire of helicopters with crew
Delivery area
BZ
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-035938
What is being bought
Provision of MEDEVAC, General Aviation Support and Aerial Firefighting at BATSUB
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Aug 2022, 10:35 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    5 Aug 2022, 10:35 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    5 Aug 2022, 10:35 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    The services required are as follows: a. Aviation Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) with twin-engine capability b. General Aviation Support (GAS) c. Aerial Firefighting (AFF)
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    5 Aug 2022, 10:35 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 4 Aug 2022, 00:00 BST · £18,200,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Astrum Helicopters
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£18,200,000 · signed 4 Aug 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-FTS-5983
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationale1. The Authority intends to negotiate the award of a contract to Astrum Helicopters for the provision of MEDEVAC, General Aviation Support and Aerial Firefighting for British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB) 2. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations (DSPCR 2011) as competition is absent for technical reasons. There is a regulatory requirement, as laid down by the Belize Department for Civil Aviation (BDCA), that an economic operator within Belizean territory must obtain and maintain an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) to carry out commercial activity. It is also the BDCA’s position that “foreign” certification (FAA/CAA/EASA recognised) is non-transferable. This certification must be in place by contract start date (1st October 2023). The process to start the certification application is triggered by a letter of intent from an economic operator to the Director of Civil Aviation in Belize, something which, due to the need for evidence of established processes for operations in Belize and cost implications, would be impractical and risk-laden to submit prior to contract award. It is likely that contract award will not take place until mid-2023. The current time-frame for certification is 12-18 months. The Authority cannot accommodate a break in service delivery as this will have a negative impact on training at BATSUB. MEDEVAC would have to be by land extraction, which does not meet medical planning guidelines due to risk to life (RTL) considerations. Ceasing training would also have a negative impact on the Authority’s ability to deploy personnel. There is a potential reputational risk if the Authority cannot deploy an Aerial Firefighting capability. 3. Astrum Helicopters carry the requisite certification from the BDCA and can begin service delivery by the required contract start date. It is the Authority’s belief that there are no alternate providers, either in Belize or elsewhere, who hold this certification and would be in a position to deliver these services by 1 October 2023.