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IRM22 7594 The Supply of Military Spares

  • Babcock Land Defence Limited

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-021934

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-035a70

Published 10 August 2022, 8:25am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Babcock Land Defence Limited

Telford

TF2 8JT

Email

susan.wright2@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

IRM22 7594 The Supply of Military Spares

Reference number

IRM22/7594

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 35421100 - Engines and engine parts for military vehicles

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The Supply of Military Spares

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: £1,000,000

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 for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a contract using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 to Horstman Defence Systems Ltd on the basis that, for technical reasons, the Contract can only be awarded to Horstman Defence Systems Ltd.  

Horstman Defence Systems Ltd, in its capacity as Design Authority, are the sole distributor of certain suspension components and associated items on the AS90, Bulldog, CR2 and Warrior and will only supply to the UK Ministry of Defence.  They own the rights to the technical specifications required to undertake the manufacture, testing and supply.  Horstman have stated that they are not willing to share this knowledge/expertise with any third party, including the UK Ministry of Defence.  Without access to this, the UK Ministry of Defence is not in a position to be able to identify the exact technical requirements for the material or manufacture and as a result, Horstman Defence Systems Ltd are only able to fulfil this Contract.

This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender.

Babcock is to negotiate a single source Contract with the named supplier

Horstman Defence Systems Ltd 

Locksbrook Road

Bath

Somerset

BA1 3EX

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


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 Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a contract using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 to Horstman Defence Systems Ltd on the basis that, for technical reasons, the Contract can only be awarded to Horstman Defence Systems Ltd.  

Horstman Defence Systems Ltd, in its capacity as Design Authority, are the sole distributor of certain suspension components and associated items on the AS90, Bulldog, CR2 and Warrior and will only supply to the UK Ministry of Defence.  They own the rights to the technical specifications required to undertake the manufacture, testing and supply.  Horstman have stated that they are not willing to share this knowledge/expertise with any third party, including the UK Ministry of Defence.  Without access to this, the UK Ministry of Defence is not in a position to be

able to identify the exact technical requirements for the material or manufacture and as a result, Horstman Defence Systems Ltd are only able to fulfil this Contract.

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

Horstman Defence Systems 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

IRM22/7594

Title

The Supply of Military Spares

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 August 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

Horstman Defence Systems Ltd

Bath

BA1 3EX

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
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: £1,000,000

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 Ltd

Telford

Country

United Kingdom