Provision of MEDEVAC, General Aviation Support and Aerial Firefighting at BATSUB

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Provision of MEDEVAC, General Aviation Support and Aerial Firefighting at BATSUB There is a requirement to provide aviation support to the British Army Training Unit(s) in Belize (BATSUB) to ensure the continued provision of a Safe Place to Train for permanent and visiting troops on exercise. This procurement takes place in the context of a continuing commitment by the British Military to continue to train in Belize. Land Warfare Centre (LWC) have confirmed that training is due to continue in Belize beyond 2028 The current contract, which commenced on 1 September 2019 and is due to expire on 30 September 2023, is a single source contract with ASTRUM Helicopters. The contract (700007423) provides a CASEVAC service via a contractor owned contractor operated solution. This contractual arrangement was a single source contract put in place to plug a capability gap identified after a visit by Deputy Assistance Chief of Staff (DACOS) Med and Director Land Warfare (DLW) who identified that the previous ground MEDEVAC services posed risk to life (RtL) and limited chance of a casualty reaching an appropriate Belizean medical treatment facility within the timeline specified in operational Military Planning Guidelines (MPG), thereby failing to mitigate much of the additional medical risk associated with operating in Belize.