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The Provision of Fixed Wing Aircraft Maintenance and Continuing Airworthiness Management
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This tender opportunity has been issued by BlueLight Commercial who are seeking to award a Contract for the provision of Fixed Wing Aircraft Maintenance and Continuing Airworthiness Management. This contract is being tendered on behalf of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) who are the contracting authority responsible for the National Police Air Service (NPAS) (i.e. NPAS is not a separate, incorporated entity and therefore WYCA currently enters into contractual arrangements on behalf of NPAS). BlueLight Commercial provides commercial support services to police forces and blue light organisations across England and Wales and has been appointed by WYCA to administer the Procurement.
NPAS is operated by West Yorkshire Police on behalf of the 43 police forces of England and Wales together with British Transport Police in those areas. NPAS have a national network of bases across England and Wales and a fleet of 20 rotary-wing aircraft and 4 fixed-wing aircraft. NPAS therefore require a supplier to provide maintenance and continuing airworthiness management for their fixed-wing aircraft fleet. This will include the provision of:
• Maintenance Services
• Continuing Airworthiness Management
• Supply Chain, Spare Parts and Obsolescence
• Modifications, Design and Installation
• Warranty and Third-Party Contract Management
• Compliance and Safety Management
• Change Management, Mobilisation and transition
• Contract Management, Management Information, Service Continuity and Payments
The requirement will be tendered as a single supplier contract.
The anticipated service commencement date of the Contract is 1st April 2027. Any changes to this commencement date will be communicated to all Bidders through the 'BlueLight' e-tendering portal.
The length of the Contract Term shall be discussed as part of the negotiation stage and will be confirmed at Final Tenders. Bidders are requested to submit a tender response at Initial Tenders for a minimum 4-year contract term with the possibility of an extension for a further 2-year contract term (4+ 2 years). For clarity, the Contract Notice is published to allow for a contract term that is longer than 4 + 2 years. Accordingly, the Contract Notice is for a 6-year contract term with the possibility of an extension for a further 2-year term (6 + 2 years). The Contract Value is set at £25m which is based on the spend during a 8-year contract term. This value is used to provide the maximum flexibility to allow for any potential volatility in pricing and potential modifications to existing aircraft that may take place.
Please note the Contract Commencement is planned for 07/08/2026 with a Service Commencement Date of 01/04/2027 to allow for the mobilisation period.
BlueLight Commercial reserves the right to refine the award criteria at Stage 3 of this procurement process, in accordance with Section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023. The final award criteria and associated weightings will be published prior to the invitation of final tenders at Stage 3 of the procurement. Refinements to the award criteria may include, but are not limited to:
a. adding sub-criteria to those set out in the tender notice/associated tender documents;
b. adding more detail to existing main criteria set out in tender notice/associated tender documents;
c. adding more detail to existing sub-criteria set out in the tender notice/associated tender documents;
d. changing weightings within the pre-existing range as indicated in the table above.
The potential range of the Award Criteria weightings are detailed as follows:
Price: 40% - 50%
Quality: 40% - 50%
Social Value: 10%
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Tender Regions
CPV Codes
34730000 - Parts for aircraft, spacecraft and helicopters
50211100 - Aircraft maintenance services
50211200 - Aircraft repair services
50211000 - Repair and maintenance services of aircraft
50210000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft and other equipment
34741000 - Aircraft equipment
50211210 - Repair and maintenance services of aircraft engines
50211211 - Aircraft-engine maintenance services
50211212 - Aircraft-engine repair services
Keywords
plane equipment
aero repair hub
avionics repair
helicopter parts
aircraft parts
pre-flight check
spacecraft parts
aviation spares
rotorcraft parts
turbine overhaul
compressor wash
aerospace parts
APU servicing
borescope check
engine test cell
aviation gear
airframe repair
aero components
in-flight repairs
aircraft components
spark plug replacement
aircraft systems test
bleed air system fix
bearing housing fix
engine core inspection
aircrew equipment
aircraft fittings
corrosion treatment
landing gear overhaul
engine performance tune
hot-section repair
structural inspection
aircraft wiring repair
aircraft supplies
fuselage inspection
shaft realignment
aircraft systems upkeep
routine engine check
engine start system fix
flight safety compliance
in-flight systems
avionics system fix
airframe inspection
fuselage patching
aircraft hardware
engine health monitoring
turbine disk repair
landing gear check
engine performance test
aircraft equipment
fuel nozzle cleaning
aviation equipment
spacecraft spares
engine seal check
airframe components
oil consumption test
fuel control unit repair
avionics calibration
hydraulic system servicing
maintenance log management
equipment maintenance interface
aircraft structural maintenance
avionics module replacement
aircraft scheduled inspection
aerospace & ancillary equipment service
accessory gearbox servicing
aviation support services
equipment servicing package
aircraft A-check to D-check
nozzle guide vane inspection
combustor liner replacement
engine casing weld repair
compressor disc refurbishment
high-pressure module servicing
bleed system seal replacement
compressor blade replacement
engine control calibration
routine aircraft maintenance
aerospace component maintenance
aviation maintenance components
transport complement upkeep
engine vibration analysis
engine hot restart support
in-flight system servicing
airworthiness certification
aircraft engine bench service
Tender Lot Details & Award Criteria
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