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WATCHKEEPER AIRPORT SERVICES AND ACCOMODATION AT WEST WALES AIRPORT FOR WATCHKEEPER TEST AND EVALUATION

Non-residential property renting or leasing services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "WATCHKEEPER AIRPORT SERVICES AND ACCOMODATION AT WEST WALES AIRPORT FOR WATCHKEEPER TEST AND EVALUATION". 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
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Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Coverage: 249 active published awards; 99 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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
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Statuscomplete
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Published11 Mar 2024, 11:44 GMT
Last source update11 Mar 2024, 11:44 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNon-residential property renting or leasing services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-044730
What is being bought
The Thales Watchkeeper is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for all weather, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) used by the British Army. Watchkeeper In-Service Support has been provided since the AV came into service in the 2010s.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Mar 2024, 11:44 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    11 Mar 2024, 11:44 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    11 Mar 2024, 11:44 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    WATCHKEEPER AIRPORT SERVICES AND ACCOMODATION AT WEST WALES AIRPORT FOR WATCHKEEPER TEST AND EVALUATION
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    11 Mar 2024, 11:44 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 7 Mar 2024, 00:00 GMT · £6,500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
West Wales Airport LTD
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£6,500,000 · signed 7 Mar 2024, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-FTS-5483
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Planning and rationale
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Procedure rationaleShort description of the contract or purchase(s): The continued provision of airport services, facilities and building lease/s as a direct contract with West Wales Airport (WWA) to support the Watchkeeper Unpiloted Air System Programme Test and Evaluation (T &E). Reason For Award of Contract: To enable continuation of Watchkeeper T & E from 1 April 2024 to 31 Mar 2027 to align with the Watchkeeper In-Service Support Contract and associated tasks requiring T & E. Justification for Non-Competitive Decision: Only WWA has the regulated environmental conditions under which WK T & E flying can take place, and therefore is the only location where T & E can be carried out in accordance with the T & E Military Permit to Fly (MPTF). The MPTF dictates how specific Air Vehicle/s will be operated as part of the prime flying contractor Thales’ UK (ISR)’s Contractor Flying Approved Organization Scheme (CFAOS) responsibilities, granted by the UK Military Airworthiness Authority (MAA). The MPTF includes an Airspace Constraints prohibition relating to flying and does not allow for T & E flying to take place at other location. The MPTF will not recommend alternative sites as being suitable within the proposed contracting timeframe. 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. Accordingly, it is considered that this contract can be awarded to West Wales Airport Ltd using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1) (a) (ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for Technical Reasons. Main Place of Performance or Delivery: West Wales Airport, Blaenannerch, Cardigan SA43 2DZ