Procurement of Jupiter HC Mk2 & Aviation Support to British Armed Forces Brunei & Cyprus

Concepts

• bristol
• helicopters
• support helicopters
• british forces cyprus
• british armed forces brunei
• forces brunei
• british forces brunei
• british armed forces brunei & cyprus
• cyprus
• british

Location

Place of performance of this contract is both British Forces Brunei and British Forces Cyprus

Description

The Authority has awarded a contract with Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd for the supply of six (6) Jupiter HC Mk2 Helicopters to include three (3) years support services for use by British Forces Brunei and British Forces Cyprus.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 34711500 - Helicopters
• 35612300 - Support helicopters
• 50212000 - Repair and maintenance services of helicopters

Indicators

• An E-Auction will not be used.

Legal Justification

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd (Airbus) for the supply of six (6) Jupiter HC Mk2 Helicopters and three (3) years’ technical support. The Jupiter HC Mk2 Helicopters will be used by British Forces Cyprus and British Forces Brunei to deliver capability from 2024. In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this contract is regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). 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 this 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 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. This is because the Jupiter HC Mk2 Helicopter is the only rotary wing helicopter which: i) is currently in service and certified; ii) is technically suitable to be used for a search and rescue, air transportation and medical evacuation capability; and iii) can meet the MoD’s timescales. Firstly, for strategic operational purposes it is imperative that the Jupiter HC Mk2 Helicopter is already in service and certified (it was brought into service relatively recently, in October 2018). Minimising the number of rotary wing platforms maintains maximum operational effectiveness and flexibility across air and ground crews, taking into consideration the existing physical and training infrastructure supporting the fleet as a whole, including utilisation of the skills of existing trained pilots, engineering expertise, in-service support capability and on-going Military Aviation requirements. Secondly, of the six rotary wing helicopters currently in-service, only the Jupiter HC Mk2 Helicopter is considered to fully meet the MoD’s technical requirements for size, capacity and effectiveness at operating in localised environments and terrain. Thirdly, only Airbus is able to meet MoD’s timescales, avoiding capability gaps in this critical service.