Contract award notice for contracts in the field of defence and security

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 20/02/2023

External Reference: 2023-294488

TED Reference: 2023/S 040-113423

Contract award notice for contracts in the field of defence and security

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Contract award notice

Defence and security

Directive 2009/81/EC

Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Department of Defence
N/A
Station Road
Newbridge  Co Kildare
IE
For the attention of: Contracts Branch
Telephone: +353 45452364
E-mail: contracts@defence.ie
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3)

Main activity

  • Defence
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities

The contracting authority/entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract:

Extension of Contract to include additional purchase of C295W Military Transport Aircraft

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Supplies
    Purchase
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Co Kildare

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.4)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    Additional deliveries from the original supplier as provided for under Article 28.3 of the Defence Directive 81 of 2009 - Purchase of C295W Military Transport Aircraft for;

    a. Logistical and Personnel transport for current and future overseas missions

    b. Special Operations Forces support and training requirements

    Military Transport Aircraft Secondary Roles

    a. Aid to the Civil Power and Aid to the Civil Authority

    b. Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC)

    c. Aeromedical Transport

    d. MDSO Support

    e. MATS Back up

    II.1.5)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    35610000   Military aircrafts
    Supplementary vocabulary
    34711110   Fixed-wing aircrafts
    34711300   Piloted aircraft
    34711400   Special-purpose aircraft
    35611400   Military transport aircrafts
    35611600   Maritime patrol aircrafts
    II.2)

    Total final value of contract(s)

    II.2.1)

    Total final value of contract(s)

    Value: 55297000 EUR
    Excluding VAT

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
    Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU):
    Directive 2009/81/EC
    1) Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC or 2004/17/EC respectively
    All tenders submitted in reply to a restricted procedure, negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice or competitive dialogue were irregular or inacceptable. Only those tenderers were included in the negotiations which have satisfied the qualitative selection criteria:  no
    The periods for the restricted procedure and the negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice are incompatible with the urgency resulting from a crisis:  no
    Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the relevant Directive:  no
    The contract concerns research and development services other than those referred to in Article 13 of Directive 2009/81/EC:  no
    The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the Directive:  no
    [DAdditOrderedAnnexD3]:  yes
    [DCommodityMarketAnnexD3]:  no
    [DAdvantageousTermsAnnexD3]:
    Contract related to the provision of air and maritime transport services for the armed forces of a Member State deployed or to be deployed abroad, under the strict conditions stated in the Directive:  no

    Article 28 – 3 (a)

    For supply contracts

    For additional deliveries by the original supplier which are intended either as a partial replacement of normal supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority/entity to acquire material having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance.

    Justification:

    Each separate aircraft platform in the organisation presents a unique and significant supply chain and training (technical and operator) burden for this reason having two aircraft platforms procured from different suppliers is problematic and carries with it substantial risk as outlined below.

    In the area of training, pilots, crew and maintenance personnel the technical differences between two different aircraft platforms would require extensive and disproportionate additional training and incompatibility issues that would have significant implications for operations.

    It is essential to maintain a single aircraft type within this fleet category to avoid the significant risk arising from operator complication caused by a mixed fleet of aircraft.

    The purchase of a C295W MTA from the original manufacturer will enable the seamless, safe and secure integration of Military Transport Aircraft with the existing fleet due to the technical compatibility with the C295W MPA.

    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
    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/entity

    CON/001/2018 and CON085/2022

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    Notice on a buyer profile
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2018/S 091-207676  of 13.05.2018
    Contract notice
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2020/S 113-276369  of 11.06.2020

    Section V: Award of contract

    Contract No: 1 Lot No: 1 - Lot title:

    Additional C295W Aircraft

    V.1)

    Date of contract award decision:

    19.12.2022
    V.2)

    Information about offers

    Number of offers received: 1
    Number of offers received by electronic means: 1
    V.3)

    Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

    Airbus Defence and Space
    Spain
    Avenida de Aragon
    404-28022  Madrid
    ES
    Internet address:
    V.4)

    Information on value of contract

    Total final value of the contract:
    Value: 55297000 EUR
    Excluding VAT
    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.3)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.3.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    High Court
    Ireland
    Four Courts, Inns Quay
    Dublin 7
    IE
    Internet address:
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.3.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
    VI.3.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained