Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
I&RM Procurement Repair Team, Babcock Land Defence Limited, Building B15, MOD Donnington
Telford
TF2 8JT
For the attention of
Manville Sophie
Email(s)
irmprocurementrepairteam@babcockinternational.com
Country
United Kingdom
one.2) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
one.3) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object of the contract
two.1) Description
two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract
Repair and Refurbishment of Specialist Front End Equipment (FEE) and Obstacle Marking Equipment (OME) fitted to Heavy Track Platforms and associated assemblies
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Babcock Land Defence Limited, Building B15, MOD Donnington
NUTS code
- UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
two.1.3) Information on framework agreement
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The Ministry of Defence (the Authority), has awarded a single source contract with a duration of 7 years with Pearson Engineering Ltd for the Repair and Refurbishment of Specialist Front End Equipment (FEE) and Obstacle Marking Equipment (OME) fitted to Heavy Track Platforms and associated assemblies.
Cyber Risk Assessment Number: RAR-257621856
Cyber Risk Profile: VERY LOW
Please note, Babcock Land Defence Limited is acting as agent on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, in the first instance interested parties may contact Babcock with queries relating to this procurement.
two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 50110000 - Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment
two.2) Total final value of contract(s)
two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
Value: £350,000
Excluding VAT
Section four: Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice
1) Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are:
technical
The Ministry of Defence (the Authority) has awarded a Single Source Contract with Pearson Engineering Ltd for the Repair and Refurbishment of Specialist Front End Equipment (FEE) and Obstacle Marking Equipment (OME) fitted to Heavy Track Platforms and associated
assemblies.
It is considered that this requirement can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 for technical reasons.
Pearson Engineering is the original equipment manufacturer for the Front End Equipment and the Obstacle Marking System and as a result holds the specific technical knowhow (including all the design drawings and repair specifications) necessary to carry out this requirement.
Without the technical knowhow and Specialist tooling required to carry out the repair of this equipment, the activity would invalidate the safety case and performance of the equipment and potentially put the user of the equipment at risk.
The technical knowhow and technical Information is not available to any other supplier.
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the UK Ministry of Defence is to negotiate a single source Framework Agreement with the named supplier.
Please note, Babcock Land Defence Limited is acting as agent on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, in the first instance interested parties may contact Babcock with queries relating to this procurement
four.2) Award criteria
four.2.1) Award criteria
Lowest price
four.2.2) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
four.3) Administrative information
four.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
IRM22/7617
four.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Notice number: 2023/S 000-020964 of 20 July 2023
Section five: Award of contract
Contract No
IRM22/7617
five.1) Date of contract award decision
9 January 2025
five.2) Information about offers
Number of offers received
1
Number of offers received by electronic means
1
five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Pearson Engineering Ltd
Armstrong Works, Scotswood Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 6UX
Email(s)
Country
United Kingdom
five.4) Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract
Value: £350,000
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract
Value: £350,000
Excluding VAT
five.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: No
Section six: Complementary information
six.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
six.3) Procedures for appeal
six.3.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Building B15, MoD Donnington
Telford
TF2 8JT
Email(s)
IRMProcurementRepairTeam@babcockinternational.com
Country
United Kingdom