Hydraulic Support Equipment

Concepts

• bristol
• security and fire-fighting
• police and defence equipment
• hydraulic test systems
• technical support
• hydraulic support equipment
• major equipment
• the mods hydraulic test systems
• the support
• equipment

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

In-service support arrangement for the support of a range of the MODs Hydraulic Test Systems. This will include elements of spare provision, repairs of major equipment and sub-components, technical support and modifications.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

2 x 1 year extension options 4 x added equipment to scope options

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 35000000 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

Indicators

• Options are available.

Legal Justification

The Air Commodities team, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to enter into a contract with Test Fuchs GmbH for the Provision of an in-service support arrangement for the support and modification of a range of the MODs Hydraulic Test Systems. This will include elements of spare provision, repairs of major equipment and sub-components, technical support and modifications. The contract will be for three years, plus two one-year options and have a value of approximately £6m (including options). In accordance with Regulation 4 of the Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this contract falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011(the “DSPCR 2011”) as amended (in particular 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 the 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 Security Public Procurement Regulations 2011 because competition is absent for technical reasons. Test Fuchs (TF) are the Original Equipment Manufacturer for a technically complex range of aircraft Hydraulic Servicing Trollies (HST), Static Hydraulic Test Benches (HTB) and Damper Absorbers Test Trolley (DATT). To ensure specific hydraulic circuit parameters are maintained and no damage to complex aircraft systems occurs all of TF HST and HTB’s owned and operated by the MoD are subject to a 24-month calibration test utilising the TF Calibration Transfer Stand (CTS1, CTS2 and CTS3) which automatically interrogates the operating parameters of the equipment ensuring specific safety parameters are maintained. These CTS rigs are themselves subject to an annual Master calibration and are returned to TF HQ in Austria where a Master Calibration Unit is utilised within a controlled environment to ensure a high level of compliance. The above equipment’s proprietary software has been designed and is owned by TF who have previously stated that they do not intend to release it to any third party. This mature software is critical to the functionality of the above equipment and helps underpin the safety argument used by AC DT to provide an important level of Safety assurance via the specific Safety Assessment Report for this equipment. The DT holds neither the rights nor the source code to enable it to confidently go out to the wider market without introducing a certain level of risk which would be unacceptable from an engineering perspective. In Addition, the OEM holds all the IPR for the design and manufacture to the structure and the operating system specifications for the equipment. This specialist technical knowledge underpins each decision they make and enables them to provide the DT with key safety information, configuration control and technical support which underpins the Safety argument contained within the equipment SAR, it also allows for the continued safe running of this ageing equipment whilst providing a high level of safety confidence in the range of equipment they support.

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