Awarded contract

Challenger 2 Life Extension Project: Design Manufacture and In Service Support

  • Ministry of Defence

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-010055

Published 7 May 2021, 10:55pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

Elm 1a # 4140, MOD Abbey Wood,

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Contact

John Clift

Email

john.clift583@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://des.mod.uk/

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

Challenger 2 Life Extension Project: Design Manufacture and In Service Support

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 35410000 - Armoured military vehicles

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Upgrade Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks. Addressing obsolescence, improving lethality and survivability performance.

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: £670,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Upgrade Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks. Addressing obsolescence, improving lethality and survivability performance.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical Compliancy / Weighting: 100

Cost criterion - Name: Acceptable Price / Weighting: 100

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


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This contract has been awarded under an exemption from Regulation 7(1)(a) of the DSPCR in conjunction with Article 346 (1)(a) TFEU.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

700007115

Title

Challenger 2 Life Extension Project: Design Manufacture and Initial In Service Support

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 March 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land Limited

Hadley Castle Works

Telford

TF1 6QW 

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
National registration number

00414948

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £670,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Ministry of Defence

Land Equipment Operating Centre, Elm 1a # 4140, MOD Abbey Wood

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Ministry of Defence

Land Equipment Operating Centre, Elm 1a # 4140, MOD Abbey Wood

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Country

United Kingdom