Official UK procurement notice
Puma HC2 Follow-On Support Arrangement PP3 CF VTN
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUpdated Voluntary Transparency Notice for the Authority to extend the current P2G/0443 Agreement.
Original Contract Award 01 Jan 2018.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Primary role is a Repair and Overhaul Service to the Puma Mk2 Platform
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
- 6 Sept 2023, 11:48 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Sept 2023, 11:48 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-026314- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fa67Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
The Secretary of State for Defence (the ‘Authority’) intends to extend its current agreement with Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd, for support to the Puma Mk2 AC through contract P2G/0443 Puma Follow on Support Arrangement for a period of up to three years – 31 March 2028.
Justification for the award of contract extension with Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd is through DSPCR Regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) - Exclusive rights; due to the contractor being the Puma Platform’s Design Organisation holding exclusive rights from a technical perspective which include technical drawings, data and design information as well as validation and certification activities of UK MOD owned components being proprietary to Airbus Helicopters for the Puma Mk2 Platform. Furthermore, the contractor has confirmed that no licences to support the Puma Mk2 shall be granted outside of Airbus Helicopters Group.
This announcement follows the Contract Award VEAT published on TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) - 330684-2014.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus Helicopters UK LimitedPuma HC2 Follow-On Support ArrangementSubcontracting: declared | £320,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Puma HC2 Follow-On Support Arrangement · Airbus Helicopters UK Limited
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2018
- Value
- £320,000,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- MOD Abbey WoodReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Airbus Helicopters UKAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.