Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Building B15, MOD Donnington
Telford
TF2 8JT
Contact
Sally-Anne Cox
sally-anne.cox@babcockinternational.com
Country
United Kingdom
Region 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 Calibration, Repair and Maintenance of Aircraft Component Test Equipment
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50433000 - Calibration services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) proposes to negotiate a single source contract with MEL Aviation Limited for the calibration, repair and maintenance of Aircraft Component Test Equipment
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: £2,700,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50211000 - Repair and maintenance services of aircraft
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) proposes to negotiate a single source contract with MEL Aviation Limited for the Calibration, Repair and Maintenance of Aircraft Component Test Equipment, for a 4-year period with 3 x 1 year options, at a value of £2.7M. The Authority reserves the right to add items of a similar nature to the contract during its lifetime.
It is considered this requirement can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 due to a failed competition caused by the absence of suitable responses to the previous restricted procedure reference 346550/1185127 .
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
3x1 year options, should this be required and subject to supplier satisfactory 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. This notice advises that the UK MOD is to place a single source qualifying Defence contract with the named supplier
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 restricted procedure
- The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development
Explanation:
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) proposes to negotiate a single source contract with MEL Aviation Limited for the Calibration, Repair and Maintenance of Aircraft Component Test Equipment, for a 4-year period with 3 x 1 year options, at a value of £2.7M. The Authority reserves the right to add items of a similar nature to the contract during its lifetime.
It is considered this requirement can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 due to a failed competition caused by the absence of suitable responses to the previous restricted procedure reference 346550/1185127 .
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender.
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
IRM20/7541
Title
The Calibration, Repair and Maintenance of Aircraft Component Test Equipment
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 May 2023
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
MEL Aviation Limited
Lawrence Walter House, Addison Road, Chilton Industrial Estate
Sudbury
CO10 2YW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH14 - Suffolk
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: £2,700,000
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
Telforrd
TF2 8JT
Country
United Kingdom