Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Babcock Land Defence Ltd, Building B15, MOD Donnington
Telford
TF2 8JT
Contact
Louise Davis
louise.davis@babcockinternational.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
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 Supply of C8 Rifle Spares
Reference number
IRM21/7563
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 35000000 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Babcock Land Defence Limited, which is acting as the agent for the for the UK Ministry of Defence known as the Authority, is considering a framework agreement to provide for the Supply of C8 Rifle Spares. The duration shall be 3 years with with no option years.
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
SUPPLY OF C8 RIFLE SPARES
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
- 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 agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a single source contract with Colt Canada Corporation for the supply of C8 Rifle Spares. This contract shall be for 3 years with an envisaged value of £1M
The Authority intends to award this Contract using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 on the basis that, for technical reasons, the Contract can only be awarded to Colt Canada Corporation. This is because the Authority understands that Colt Canada Corporation are the sole authorised distributor for the items in scope of this procurement.
This notice is not for expressions of interest, therefore please do not apply to be invited to tender.
The notice advises that the UK Ministry of Defence has decided to negotiate a contract directly with Colt Canada Corporation on a single source basis and is published for reasons of transparency only.
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
IRM21/7563
Title
SUPPLY OF C8 RIFLE SPARES
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 November 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
COLT CANADA CORPORATION
1036 WILSON AVENUE
KITCHENER
N2C 1J3
Country
Canada
NUTS code
- CA - Canada
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
Building 15, MOD Donnington
Building 15, MOD Donnington
TF2 8JT
louise.davis@babcockinternational.com
Country
United Kingdom