The Garda Air Support Unit (GASU) provides Operational Air Support for An Garda Síochána, the Irish National Police Service. The unit currently comprises of two helicopters — an EC135T2 helicopter serial number 0149 and an EC135T2+ helicopter serial number 0478. GASU helicopters are required to operate by day and by night (subject to visual weather minima), with the broad objective being to seek out and identify the target, establish and maintain visual contact with the target while directing ground units to the scene or to intercept. The expected maximum utilisation of the helicopters will be approximately 1000 per annum for the EC135T2+ and 800 hours for the EC135T2. The nature of police operations requires that the helicopters are both maintained to ensure high rates of availability (in excess of 85 % for both helicopters of 24 hours 365 days per annum).
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2017-08-22.
The procurement was published on 2017-07-06.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: The Provision of Services Support by the Hour (SBH) for Helicopters
T.058/2017
Products/services: Support helicopters📦
Short description:
“The Garda Air Support Unit (GASU) provides Operational Air Support for An Garda Síochána, the Irish National Police Service. The unit currently comprises of...”
Short description
The Garda Air Support Unit (GASU) provides Operational Air Support for An Garda Síochána, the Irish National Police Service. The unit currently comprises of 2 helicopters – an EC135T2 helicopter serial number 0149 and an EC135T2+ helicopter serial number 0478. GASU helicopters are required to operate by day and by night (subject to visual weather minima), with the broad objective being to seek out and identify the target, establish and maintain visual contact with the target while directing ground units to the scene or to intercept. The expected maximum utilisation of the helicopters will be approximately 1 000 per annum for the EC135T2+ and 800 hours for the EC135T2. The nature of police operations requires that the helicopters are both maintained to ensure high rates of availability (in excess of 85 % for both helicopters of 24 hours 365 days per annum).
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 2 200 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Helicopters📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“1.1) The Garda Air Support Unit (GASU) provides Operational Air Support for An Garda Síochána, the Irish National Police Service. The unit currently...”
Description of the procurement
1.1) The Garda Air Support Unit (GASU) provides Operational Air Support for An Garda Síochána, the Irish National Police Service. The unit currently comprises of two helicopters – an EC135T2 helicopter serial number 0149 and an EC135T2+ helicopter serial number 0478. The primary mission of the Garda Air Support Unit (GASU) is to provide a patrol and response capability in the assistance of operational ground units of An Garda Síochána. This is generally achieved through visual contact flights. GASU helicopters are required to operate by day and by night (subject to visual weather minima), with the broad objective being to seek out and identify the target, establish and maintain visual contact with the target while directing ground units to the scene or to intercept.
1.3) The expected maximum utilisation of the helicopters will be approximately 1 000 per annum for the EC135T2+ and 800 hours for the EC135T2. The nature of police operations requires that the helicopters are both maintained to ensure high rates of availability (in excess of 85 % for both helicopters of 24 hours 365 days per annum). A commercial contractor familiar with the EC135 currently maintains both aircraft.
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Quality criterion (name): The Service Proposed
Quality criterion (weighting): 30 %
Quality criterion (name): Delivery Time forParts
Price (weighting): 40 %
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2017/S 129-263897
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“The Provision of Services as Described in Appendix 1 of this RFT (the “SBH Services”).”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2018-09-07 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd
National registration number: GB918394689
Postal address: Oxford Airport
Postal town: Kidlington
Postal code: OX5 1QZ
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: gwingate.pearse@airbus.com📧
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.airbushelicopters.co.uk🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 200 000 💰
Complementary information Review body
Name: High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2018/S 189-427965 (2018-09-29)