Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Building B15, MoD Donnington
Telford
TF2 8JT
IRMProcurementRepairTeam@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
Repair and Refurbishment of Optical Electrical and Electronic Components and Associated Assemblies.
Reference number
IRM21/7570
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50660000 - Repair and maintenance services of military electronic systems
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a Single Source Contract with Ultra Precision Control Systems with a duration of 7 years for the Repair and Refurbishment of Optical Electrical and Electronic Components and Associated Assemblies
Cyber Risk Profile for the requirement is advised as 'very low'.
Risk Assessment Reference number is 758401393
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: £3,900,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK13 - Gloucestershire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a Single Source Contract with Ultra Precision Control Systems for the Repair and Refurbishment of Optical Electrical and Electronic Components and Associated Assemblies.
It is considered that this contract placement can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons because;
a. Ultra Precision Control Systems, who are the original equipment manufacturer and the Design Authority hold all design drawings/information, technical specifications and technical expertise and Special Tooling and Test Equipment required.
b. Due to the interoperability requirements of the equipment, the repair and refurbishment cannot be undertaken without access to the OEM and Design Authority technical documentation, which is not available to third parties, no other party at this current time would be able to support this requirement.
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 Limited, acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a Single Source Contract with Ultra Precision Control Systems for the Repair and Refurbishment of Optical Electrical and Electronic Components and Associated Assemblies.
It is considered that this contract placement can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons because;
a. Ultra Precision Control Systems, who are the original equipment manufacturer and the Design Authority hold all design drawings/information, technical specifications and technical expertise and Special Tooling and Test Equipment required.
b. Due to the interoperability requirements of the equipment, the repair and refurbishment cannot be undertaken without access to the OEM and Design Authority technical documentation, which is not available to third parties, no other party at this current time would be able to support this requirement.
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that UK Ministry of Defence is to negotiate a single source 7 year framework agreement with the named supplier and this notice 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
IRM21/7570
Title
Repair and Refurbishment of Optical Electrical and Electronic Components and Associated Assemblies.
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 December 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
Ultra Precision Control Systems
Cheltenham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK13 - 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: £3,900,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that UK Ministry of Defence is to negotiate a single source 7 year framework agreement with the named supplier and this notice is published for reasons of transparency only.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Telford
Country
United Kingdom