Award

The Maintenance and Repair of CR2, CRARRV, T2 and AS90 FRAME ELECTRICAL LAYOUTS (FELS) Training Aids

  • Ministry of Defence

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-012234

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02b73c

Published 1 June 2021, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

Telford

Email

tessa.whitby@babcockinternational.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.babcockinternational.com

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 Maintenance and Repair of CR2, CRARRV, T2 and AS90 FRAME ELECTRICAL LAYOUTS (FELS) Training Aids

Reference number

IRM20/7527

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50630000 - Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as the Authority’s agent, intends to negotiate a single source contract with Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) for the Maintenance and Repair of CR2, CRARRV, T2 and AS90 FRAME ELECTRICAL LAYOUTS (FELS) Training Aids.

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: £3,500,000

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 the Authority’s agent, intends to negotiate a single source contract with Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) for the Maintenance and Repair of CR2, CRARRV, T2 and AS90 FRAME ELECTRICAL LAYOUTS (FELS) Training Aids with a duration of 3 years with 2 x 1 option years should this be required and subject to satisfactory supplier performance. The Authority reserves the right to add items of a similar nature to the contract during its lifetime.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

2 x 1 option years should this be required and subject to satisfactory supplier performance.

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.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure without 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:

It is considered that this Contract 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 - Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) hold the proprietary data in relation to the maintenance of the training systems for REME. This data also includes the software source code and operating software. Only Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) has access to the technical specifications for the training aids and access is required to those technical specifications to enable the maintenance work to be undertaken.

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

IRM20/7527

Title

The Maintenance and Repair of CR2, CRARRV, T2 and AS90 FRAME ELECTRICAL LAYOUTS (FELS) Training Aids

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25 May 2021

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

Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL)

Telford

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £3,500,000

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

Telford

TF2 8JT

Country

United Kingdom