Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Fast Air Support Team (FAST) · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Value
- £1,369,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft and other equipment (CPV 50210000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 000813-2021 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Dec 2020
- Published14 Jan 2021Published 44 days after the contract date
Description
Research, design and manufacture of jigs & tooling; manufacture of left & right tailplanes incl. all necessary fixtures & fittings in accordance with approved drawings; testing & certification; fitment to Lancaster PA474 of the left & right tailplanes including functional testing at the Contractor’s premises to ensure compliance with the Military Aviation Authority Regulations including Mil Pt 145; & provision of a full documentation suite including Design Approved Organisation Scheme company approval for any changes or concessions to the original tailplane design. The Contractor will also be required to undertake a Lancaster Minor Maintenance and other specialist Out of Phase maintenance tasks in accordance with MOD approved data. The contract has an estimated duration of 3 (three) years commencing in Dec 2018 although the principal manufacture, fitment and testing will be required to be completed in time for the aircraft to be operational for the 2021 Memorial Flight season.
About the supplier
Aircraft Restoration Company T/A Propshop Limited: every public contract they have won.