Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
Building B15, MoD Donnington
Telford
TF2 8JT
For the attention of
Chmura Justyna
Email(s)
justyna.chmura@babcockinternational.com
Country
United Kingdom
one.2) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
one.3) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object of the contract
two.1) Description
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 3: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services
NUTS code
- UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
two.1.3) Information on framework agreement
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Babcock Land Defence Limited (BLDL), acting as Agent for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a contract to Bozeat Industrial Ltd, T/A B.I.Engineering, for the Provision of the Repair of Coolant Line Replacement Units (LRUs) and Associated Items, for a period of 4 years with the option of a further 3 years. The estimated total contract value is not to exceed £3,770,000.
Please note, 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 negotiated a contract with the above named supplier on a single source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency. If you are interested in becoming a sub-contractor for this requirement, you should apply directly to the supplier named above.
two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 50630000 - Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles
two.2) Total final value of contract(s)
two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
Value: £3,770,000
Section four: Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice
1) Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice
All tenders submitted in reply to an open procedure, a restricted procedure or competitive dialogue were irregular or inacceptable. Only those tenderers were included in the negotiations which have satisfied the qualitative selection criteria: no
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are:
technical
In accordance with regulation 4 of the Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit)Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate.
It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 for technical reasons. It is believed that the services to be provided under the contract can only be supplied by the B.I. Engineering who are the original equipment manufacturer of the coolant cores. Only B.I.Engineering has the significant niche expertise and knowledge required, , and they have acquired specific experience in the repair and maintenance of the coolant LRUs. B.I. Engineering Limited hold the rights to the technical data in support of the coolant LRUs, including the baseline test procedures and output specifications to support repair, and the Authority does not hold sufficient rights in the designs to support competition. Furthermore, design and output integrity is required to be maintained in accordance with the OEM specifications due to the interoperability between the coolant LRUs and relevant vehicle powerpacks. Any deviation away from the original design may result in an increased the risk of power pack failure, affecting the overall performance and operation of the vehicle platforms.
four.2) Award criteria
four.2.1) Award criteria
Lowest price
four.3) Administrative information
four.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Notice number: 2024/S 000-013120 of 23 April 2024
Section five: Award of contract
Contract No
IRM22/7624
five.1) Date of contract award decision
29 April 2025
five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Bozeat Industrial Ltd T/A B.I. Engineering Ltd
Crane Close Denington Industrial Estate
Wellingborough
NN8 2QG
Country
United Kingdom
five.4) Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract
Value: £3,770,000
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value
Number of years: 4
five.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: No
Section six: Complementary information
six.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No