Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Building B15
MOD Donnington
TF2 8JT
Contact
Mrs Kelly Harcourt
For the attention of
Harcourt Kelly
Email(s)
kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority/entity
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
Supply of Spares for the Glock Pistol
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Purchase
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)
Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a single source framework agreement for the supply of spares and accessories for the Glock Pistol and Radar Holsters with Viking Arms Limited at the estimated aggregate contract value of £4.5M in sterling currency for a maximum period of 7 years.
two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 35341000 - Parts of light firearms
two.2) Total final value of contract(s)
two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
Value: £4,500,000
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
connected with the protection of exclusive rights
Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence (UK MoD), intends to place a single source framework agreement for the supply of spares for the Glock Pistol with Viking Arms Ltd. The duration of the proposed framework agreement is 7 years and has an initial estimated value of £4.5M. It is considered that this single source framework agreement can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Regulations 16(1)(a)(ii) and 16(1)(b)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contractors 2011 for technical reasons and interoperability from sourcing spares from a supplier other than Viking Arms Ltd.
The original equipment manufacturer is Glock. Glock has granted Viking Arms Ltd sole and exclusive rights in the United Kingdom. The UK MoD does not have access to nor any rights to use design and manufacture documentation in relation to the Glock Pistol. Without access to this technical information the UK MoD is not in a position to be able to identify the exact technical requirements for the manufacture of spares which would put the performance of the equipment and the safety of the users of the equipment at significant risk. There are no equivalent products, reasonable substitutes or alternatives to the specification, that have the same functional and interoperability requirements.
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK MoD, is to negotiate a single source contract with Viking Arms Ltd.
four.2) Award criteria
four.2.2) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
Section five: Award of contract
Contract No
IRM20/7510
five.1) Date of contract award decision
7 February 2022
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
Viking Arms Limited
Summerbridge
Harrogate
HG3 4BW
Telephone
+44 1423780810
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
five.4) Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract
Value: £4,500,000
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract
Value: £4,500,000
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value
Number of years: 7
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
TF2 8JT
Email(s)
kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Telephone
+44 1952967330
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Building B15
MOD Donnington
TF2 8JT
Email(s)
kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Telephone
+44 1952967330
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.3.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Building B15
MOD Donnington
TF2 8JT
Email(s)
kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Telephone
+44 1952967330
Country
United Kingdom