Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Telford
TF2 8JT
dorota.bilinska-powroznik@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 Repair & Calibration of Mass & Mass (On Site Calibration) Items
Reference number
IRM25/7704
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50433000 - Calibration services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Ministry of Defence intends to negotiate a Contract for a period of 2 years with the option of a further 1 year with Keysight Technologies UK Limited for The Repair & Calibration of Mass & Mass (On Site) Calibration Items.
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that Ministry of Defence is to negotiate a single source framework agreement with the named supplier and this notice is published for reasons of transparency only.
Babcock Land Defence Limited is acting as agent on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, in the first instance interested parties may contact Babcock with queries relating to this procurement.
CPV: 50433000 Calibration services
Contract name: IRM25/7704
Risk Assessment Ref: RAR: 469063448
Cyber Risk Profile: Very Low
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
The Repair & Calibration of Mass & Mass (On Site Calibration) Items for a period of 2 years.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
1 Option Year
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
Explanation:
In accordance with section 43 of the Procurement Act 2023, this procurement falls within scope of the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023. 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 section 43(1) of the Procurement Act 2023 in that we have not received any suitable tenders in response to a competitive tendering procedure. This requirement was originally advertised subject to the DSPCR 2011 Regulation 17 Para 2 as Lot 9 of IRM21/7574 with Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-014611 and Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03ce92.
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: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
IRM25/7704
Title
The Repair & Calibration of Mass & Mass (On Site Calibration) Items
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
6 May 2025
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
Keysight Technologies UK Limited
Winnersh
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
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
Ministry of Defence
Building B15, MoD Donnington
Telford
Country
United Kingdom