Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Building B15
Donnington
TF2 8JT
Contact
Jonathan Bamford
jonathan.bamford@babcockinternational.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS 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
Repair of the TR2000 Winch and Ancillary Equipment
Reference number
IRM20/7524
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as the UK Ministry of Defence’s agent, intends to negotiate a single source contract with EKA Limited for the Repair of the TR2000 Winch and Ancillary 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: £10,262,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as the UK Ministry of Defence’s agent, intends to negotiate a single source contract with EKA Limited for the Repair of the TR2000 Winch and Ancillary Equipment.
The Authority will use the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011.
The Authority intends to negotiate a 5 year contract including a further 2 x 1 option years with EKA Limited for the repair of the TR2000 Winch and Ancillary equipment on the understanding that there are no other economic operators with the intellectual property rights and/or technical know-how to fulfil the requirement.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Authority intends to negotiate a 5 year contract including a further 2 x 1 option years with EKA Limited
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
- 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:
Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as the UK Ministry of Defence’s agent, intends to negotiate a single source contract with EKA Limited for the Repair of the TR2000 Winch and Ancillary Equipment.
The Authority will use the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011.
The TR2000 Winch and its Ancillary components are manufactured by Rotzler Deutschland GmbH & Co KG who have confirmed in writing that EKA Limited are the Sole Company whom Rotzler does business with for the maintenance & support of this equipment. Rotzler has also confirmed that they have not, and are not planning to licence any IPR relating to the TR2000 winch or ancillary equipment to any third party.
The Authority intends to negotiate a 5 year contract including a further 2 x 1 option years with EKA Limited for the repair of the TR2000 Winch and Ancillary equipment on the understanding that there are no other economic operators with the intellectual property rights and/or technical know-how to fulfil the requirement.
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
IRM20/7524
Title
Repair of the TR2000 Winch and Ancillary Equipment
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 July 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
EKA Limited
Gerrards Cross
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £10,262,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The TR2000 Winch and its Ancillary components are manufactured by Rotzler Deutschland GmbH & Co KG who have confirmed in writing that EKA Limited are the Sole Company whom Rotzler does business with for the maintenance & support of this equipment. Rotzler has also confirmed that they have not, and are not planning to licence any IPR relating to the TR2000 winch or ancillary equipment to any third party.
The Authority intends to negotiate a 7 year contract with EKA Limited for the repair of the TR2000 Winch and Ancillary equipment on the understanding that there are no other economic operators with the intellectual property rights and/or technical know-how to fulfil the requirement.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Telford
Country
United Kingdom