Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Building B15
MOD Donnington
TF2 8JT
Contact
Mrs Kelly Harcourt
kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Telephone
+44 1952967330
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
The Supply of Spares for the Universal Gun Mount and associated items
Reference number
IRM21/7576
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 35321300 - Machine guns
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
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 Universal gun Mount and associated items with ISTEC Services Ltd. The duration of the proposed framework agreement is 3 years and has an initial estimated value of £1.8M. 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 ISTEC Services Ltd.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,800,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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 for the Universal Gun Mount and accessories with ISTEC Services Limited at the estimated aggregate contract value of £1.8M in sterling currency for a maximum period of 3 years
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
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 Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice
- The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
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 Universal gun Mount and associated items with ISTEC Services Ltd. The duration of the proposed framework agreement is 3 years and has an initial estimated value of £1.8M. 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 ISTEC Services Ltd.
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 ISTEC Services Ltd.
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
IRM21/7576
Lot No
1
Title
The Supply of Spares for the Universal Gun Mount and Associated Items
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 March 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
ISTEC Services Limited
King Edward House, 8 Bluecoats Avenue
Hertford
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,800,000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,800,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Building B15
MOD Donnington
TF2 8JT
kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Telephone
+44 1952967330
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Building B15
MOD Donnington
TF2 8JT
kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Telephone
+44 1952967330
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Building B15
MOD Donnington
TF2 8JT
kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Telephone
+44 1952967330
Country
United Kingdom