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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

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Department for Transport (DfT)
Group Procurement & Property Directorate, 5/26 Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road
Contact point(s): Group Procurement & Property Directorate
For the attention of: Ian Brown
SW1P 4DR London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2079442800
E-mail:

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-search-and-rescue-helicopter-service

Electronic access to information: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-search-and-rescue-helicopter-service

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
UK Search and Rescue Helicopter Services
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

NUTS code UK

II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
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 ‘UK SAR helicopter services' on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to cover UK search and rescue region covered by the current helicopter rescue capability. This service will require an all-weather SAR helicopter service able to operate throughout the UK and in the maritime environment. 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: Sumburgh; Stornoway; Culdrose; Wattisham; Valley; Boulmer; Portland; Lee-on-the Solent; Chivenor: Leconfield; Lossiemouth; and Prestwick. 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 at or in the vicinity of all bases with the exception of Boulmer and Portland where SAR operations will cease on the introduction of the new contract.
The winning bidder, Bristow Helicopter Services Limted will deliver a Lot 3 solution from 10 bases: Sumburgh, Stornaway, Newquay, Humberside, Caenarfon, Manston, Cardiff, Inverness, Prestwick and Lee on Solent. The last day of operation of the contract is 31 March 2026, which is the last base expiry date. There is an extension option of up to 24 months that can be exercised 6 months prior to relevant base expiry date.
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: 1 600 497 465 GBP
Excluding VAT

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
competitive dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Technical Requirements. Weighting 45
2. Financial Requirements. Weighting 30
3. Commercial Requirements. Weighting 25
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
NRP10045
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Contract notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2011/S 233-377518 of 28.11.2011

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: NRP10045 Lot No: 3 - Lot title: A combined bid, which delivers the service requirements of both Lot 1 and Lot 2
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
26.3.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 7
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 Ltd.
Dyce Avenue, Dyce
AB21 0LQ Aberdeen
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 1224794730
Internet address: www.bristowgroup.com

V.4)Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract:
Value: 1 600 497 465 GBP
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of months: 156
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:
To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=56226376

GO Reference: GO-2013416-PRO-4733377
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Department for Transport
Group Procurement & Property Directorate, 5/26 Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road
SW1P 4DR London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 2079442800
Internet address: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-search-and-rescue-helicopter-service

VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Department for Transport incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period, notified to all tenderers on 14 March 2013. The standstill period finished at midnight (at the end of the day) on 25 March 2013.
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
16.4.2013