Forestry Commission: Supply of General Visual Line of Sight Certification Training and Unmanned Aircraft Systems

UK-Bristol: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Forestry Commission
       620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3000674130, Email: arran.price@forestryengland.uk
       Main Address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/forestry-commission, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/forestry-commission
       NUTS Code: UKK11

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

   I.5) Main activity:
      Other activity: Forestry

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Supply of General Visual Line of Sight Certification Training and Unmanned Aircraft Systems            
      Reference number: FEE/0801

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         35613000 - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: We will be awarding a contract for the supply of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and associated training services and operations manual

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 79,577
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKK11 - Bristol, City of
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Bristol, City of
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: We will be awarding a contract for the supply of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and associated training services and operations manual with a completion date for delivery of the hardware and services described of 26th March 2021

The contractor will provide training services to enable up to eleven persons to gain General Visual Line of Sight Certification (GVC) to allow them to operate an Unmanned Aircraft System in a wide range of operating environments. This training will also include provision of flight training in preparation of the practical flight test for GVC

The contractor will develop an Operations Manual to meet Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) requirements. This will cover a wide range of likely operating environments from remote upland sites under full or partial control, industrial areas with partial or no control, through to urban sites with no control.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/84C395RKJX


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2021/S 000-000000
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: Yes

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: FEE-0801    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 26/03/2021

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 3
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Aviation Systems Group Ltd, 09822591
             2 Bailey Hill, Castle Cary, BA7 7AD, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 79,577          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 79,577
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Forestry Commission
          620 Coldharbour Lane, Winterbourne, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 3000676400

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 08/06/2021