Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Building B15, MoD Donnington
Telford
TF2 8JT
Contact
Mrs Kelly Harcourt
kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.babcockinternational.com/
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
IRM23/7634 - The Supply of Sniper Rifle Spares
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 35321200 - Rifles
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a
Contract with Accuracy International Ltd for the Supply of Sniper Rifle Spares
Contract name: IRM23/7634
Risk Assessment Ref: RAR-981886125
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: £3,500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Babcock Land Defence Limited - acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence ("the Authority") - has under consideration a 3 year Framework Agreement for the Supply of Sniper Rifle Spares.
All items within the scope of requirement are codified to NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs). Tenderers shall be provided with NATO Stock Numbers, any relevant available technical data (to include CSIS MPN’s, etc.) and shall be informed of any required applicable compliance standards. Tenderers shall be expected to provide items which comply with the requirements of either the provided Specifications or CSIS (the Codification Support Information Systems maintained by the United Kingdom National Codification Bureau).
Babcock Land Defence Limited reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award.
Any resulting contract shall contain a set of Key Performance Indicators to measure performance in areas such as delivery and quality and shall include remedies for poor performance.
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
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
- The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development
Explanation:
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a
Contract with Accuracy International Ltd for the Supply of Sniper Rifle Spares.
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 Regulations 2011 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 Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 for technical reasons. This is because Accuracy International Ltd is the only Contractor with significant niche expertise, technical ‘know-how’ and acquired specific experience to source quality spares and manage the supply chain / delivery process for this requirement.
Accuracy International Ltd is the manufacturer and sole distributor of spares to support the components required to support the AS50 Sniper Rifle Weapon Platform. They own the rights to the technical specifications required to undertake the manufacture, testing and supply and they do not share this knowledge/expertise with any third party.
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
IRM23/7634
Title
The Supply of Sniper Rifle Spares
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 November 2023
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
Accuracy International Ltd
PO Box 81
Portsmouth
PO3 5SJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ31 - Portsmouth
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: £3,500,000
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 Limited
Telford
Building B15, MoD Donnington
TF2 8JT
kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.babcockinternational.com/
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Telford
Building B15, MoD Donnington
TF2 8JT
kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.babcockinternational.com/
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Telford
Building B15, MoD Donnington
TF2 8JT
kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Country
United Kingdom