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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-019727/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Services

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence
Postal address: GL3 1HW
Town: Innsworth, Gloucester
Country: United Kingdom
Email: surmey.khanum109@mod.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: THE PROVISION OF EXTERNALTECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR DAOS AND MAOS
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
THE PROVISION OF EXTERNALTECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR DAOS AND MAOS
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:126000000.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
THE PROVISION OF EXTERNALTECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR DAOS AND MAOS

II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:yes
Description of options:
Ext Option x 1 yr: £0.42 Million
Ext Option x 1 yr: £0.42 Million
TCV over 5 yrs: £2.10 Million (if both 1 yr options are taken up, subject to
volume demand)

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below
(please complete point 2 of the Annex D)
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2024-06-27
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Civil Aviation Authority International
Postal address: Aviation House Beehive Ring Rd Crawley United Kingdom
Town: Gatwick
Postal code: RH6 0YR
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Section VI: Complementary informationVI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Civil Aviation Authority International
Town: Aviation House Beehive Ring Rd Crawley United Kingdom
Postal code: RH6 0YR
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2024-06-27

Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition
in the Official Journal of the European Union
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
The Military Aviation Authority (“MAA”) is part of the Defence Safety Authority, which is part of the Ministry of Defence (“the Authority”), intends to award a contract to the Civil Aviation Authority International (CAAi) for the provision of assessment and assurance of the competence of organisations undertaking activities for the UK Defence Air Environment for a period of 3 years with additional 2 × 1 option years. The estimated contract value is £1.26M excluding VAT . The contract will be based on a Nil Volume Commitment basis with throughput value estimated at up to £420K per annum but potentially at nil cost to the MAA as costs should largely rest with the MoD industry partners being assessed and audited.
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 MAA has an ongoing requirement for external technical support to be provided in order to undertake the assessment of organisations already included in the Design and Maintenance Approved Organisation Schemes (DAOS and MAOS). The requirement can only be delivered by CAAi because the CAAi is the technical cooperation arm of the UK Civil Aviation Authority and is the only organisation that has the required expertise and technical knowledge to deliver for the requirement. The MAA view is that only the CAAi can viably deliver this technical support with the credibility and integrity required.