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Type of document: Tender issued
Country: United Kingdom

MOD Contract Bidders Notice
GB-GBLincoln: Manufacture & Support of Maintenance Docking System for the UK RC135W (Airseeker) Airframe

Region Codes:: UKF3

Section I: Contract Title
Contract Title: GB-GBLincoln: Manufacture & Support of Maintenance Docking System for the UK RC135W (Airseeker) Airframe

Section II: Identification Numbers
MOD Contract Notice Nr: AIRISTAR/00003
ITT Number: AIRISTAR/00003

Section III: Relevant Dates
Proposed/Estimated ITT Issue Date: 24/10/2016
Proposed/Estimated ITT Return Date: 05/12/2016
Proposed Issue Date of Contract: 16/01/2017
Proposed Completion Date of Contract: 11/01/2021

Section IV: Issuing Branch / Organisation Details
Notice Address
Official Name: Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air ISTAR
Address: Abbey Wood, Spruce 0b, #1007
Town: Bristol
Telephone: +44 117 9132548
Email: DESAS-AirISTARComrclTAA-1b1@mod.uk
For attention of: DES AS-AirISTAR Comrcl TAA-1b1
Postcode: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Fax:
Internet Address: about/procurement

Section V: Product / Service Descriptor Code
Industry Codes:
44212317 – Scaffolding structures.

Section VI: Summary of Requirements / Description of Work
Summary of Requirements / Description of Work: Scaffolding structures. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has a requirement for the provision of an aircraft maintenance docking system for the UK RC135W (Airseeker) airframe.

The system shall be configured to provide a mobile structure to be positioned around the aircraft in a hangar environment. It will allow engineers to work safely for prolonged periods of time, giving access to key elevated areas of the aircraft for maintenance purposes and periodic inspections in accordance with United States Air Force (USAF) Technical Orders (TOs).

The docking system must be compliant with relevant regulations and legislation, and shall be assembled and acceptance tested at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. The requirement also encompasses through-life support of the docking system, which shall be will be provided for an initial five (5) years, possibly extending to the current Out of Service Date (OSD) of the platform in a number of agreed Options.

In order to carry out the docking system design, details of the aircraft have been provided in Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation. As the UK RC135W aircraft was procured through an Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case, the aircraft data is subject to International Traffic in Arms
(ITAR) regulations. Under the current FMS and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) arrangement, this will limit distribution of the data to appropriately cleared contractors in the UK (Section 8 Disclosure and Use of Program Information applies).

To ensure that the information is safeguarded and utilised only for the purposes of tendering, tenderers were required to sign DEFFORM 46 (Hold Pending Receipt of Tender Documents) prior to issue of Tender documents. The successful tenderer will be added to a Technical Assistance Agreement (TAA) post Contract Award.

PLEASE NOTE: Contract Award will be via UK only restricted competitive tender action as distribution of the tender will be subject to the security and retransfer of data under ITAR. Exemption through article 346(1)(a) and 7(1)(a) Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 has been granted.

A Contract Notice and PQQ were uploaded on 07/06/2016 and closed 14/07/2016.

Section VII: Contract Strategy
Contract Strategy:

Section VIII: Contractors Invited to Bid
Contractors Invited to Bid:

Official name: Planet Platforms Limited
Postal Address: Brunel Close, Century Park, Wakefield 41 Industrial Estate
City: Wakefield
Postcode: WF2 0XG
Country: United Kingdom
ContactPoint:
For Attention Of: Tim Mee
Telephone: 01924 263377
Email:
Fax:
Is a contractor classed as a SME? Yes
Official name: AAR
Postal Address: World Business Centre 1, 1206 Newall Road, Heathrow Airport
City: Hounslow
Postcode: TW6 2RE
Country: United Kingdom
ContactPoint:
For Attention Of: Andy Murphy
Telephone: 07973 287 846
Email:
Fax:
Is a contractor classed as a SME? Not Provided
Official name: Boeing Defence UK
Postal Address: Bldg 530, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol Business Park
City: Bristol
Postcode: BS16 1EJ
Country: United Kingdom
ContactPoint:
For Attention Of: David Morford
Telephone: 0117 3170412
Email:
Fax:
Is a contractor classed as a SME? No
Official name: TBD (Owen Holland) Ltd
Postal Address: Waterton House, Waterton Industrial Estate
City: Bridgend
Postcode: CF31 3US
Country: United Kingdom
ContactPoint:
For Attention Of: Steve Williams
Telephone: 01656 652202
Email:
Fax:
Is a contractor classed as a SME? Yes
Official name: Aircraft Maintenance Support Services Limited
Postal Address: Eagle House, 8 Heol Mostyn, Village Farm Industrial Estate, Pyle
City: Bridgend
Postcode: CF33 6NU
Country: United Kingdom
ContactPoint:
For Attention Of: Gary Lynch
Telephone: 01615 743700
Email:
Fax:
Is a contractor classed as a SME? Not Provided