Search and rescue helicopters. Air-rescue services. Air-sea rescue services. Rescue services. Hire of helicopters with crew. Pilot services. Rescue and emergency equipment. Rescue-service station construction work. The contract will be for the ...
Contract award notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Department for Transport (DfT)
Commercial and Technical Services, 4/21 Great Minster House
Contact point(s): Commercial & Technical Services
For the attention of: John Stock
SW1P 4DR London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2079445979
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.dft.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.dft.gov.uk
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Other: Transport
I.3)Main activity
Other: Transport
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Gap Search and Rescue Helicopter Service.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 3: Air transport services of passengers and freight, except transport of mail
Service category No 3: Air transport services of passengers and freight, except transport of mail
NUTS code UK
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Search and rescue helicopters. Air-rescue services. Air-sea rescue services. Rescue services. Hire of helicopters with crew. Pilot services. Rescue and emergency equipment. Rescue-service station construction work. The contract will be for the provision of the ‘Gap Search and Rescue Helicopter Service’ on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to cover all MCA coverage areas. This service will require an all-weather SAR Helicopter Service able to operate throughout the UK in the maritime environment and with limited overland capability. The Helicopter Service must be responsive, able to search a wide area of interest, locate and recover personnel and stabilize casualties from all risk areas including mountainous terrain and the maritime environment. The Helicopter Service is currently based at Portland, Lee-on-the-Solent, Sumburgh and Stornoway. The Service currently operates 365 days a year on a 24hr basis (apart from Portland which operates on a 12hr basis (daytime operation)). Service delivery shall continue from Lee-on-the-Solent and Portland.Bidders can consider alternative locations for service delivery on the Isle of Lewis and The Shetland Islands.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
35612500, 60443000, 60443100, 75252000, 60424120, 60444100, 35112000, 45216127
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Value: 158 433 543 GBP
Excluding VAT
Excluding VAT
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Accelerated negotiated
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
Please refer to additional information in Section VI.2. Weighting 1
Please refer to additional information in Section VI.2. Weighting 1
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
NRP10043
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Contract notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2011/S 135-225062 of 16.7.2011
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NRP10043Lot1 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Northern Base Option.V.1)Date of contract award decision:
7.2.2012
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 3
Number of offers received by electronic means: 0
Number of offers received by electronic means: 0
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Bristow Helicopters Limited
Redhill Aerodrome
RH1 5JZ Redhill
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 106 570 559 GBP
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of months: 65
Value: 106 570 559 GBP
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of months: 65
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
Contract No: NRP10043Lot2 Lot No: 2 - Lot title: Southern Base Option.
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
7.2.2012
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 3
Number of offers received by electronic means: 0
Number of offers received by electronic means: 0
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
CHC Scotia Limited
North Denes Airfield, Caister Road
NR30 5TF Great Yarmouth
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 51 862 984 GBP
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of months: 65
Value: 51 862 984 GBP
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of months: 65
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
1) The award criteria in IV 2.1 are available in the Invitation to Negotiation documents.
2) The full range of Invitation to Negotiate and contract documents can be accessed through the Government’s Transparency website Business Link via Contract Finder http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?r.i=1086935196&r.t;=ONEOFFPAGE&topicId;=1086319262 GO Reference: GO-2012314-PRO-3784593
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Department for Transport
Commercial and Technical Services, 4/21 Great Minster House
SW1P 4DR London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 2079443045
Internet address: www.dft.gov.uk
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Department for Transport will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. In the first instance such additional information should be requested from the address provided in part I.1. Following that if the parties still cannot resolve the matter, it should be escalated to the Head of Procurement, Commercial and Technical Services, Department for Transport, 4/21 Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 4DR. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
14.3.2012