Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
Building B15, MOD Donnington
Telford
TF2 8JT
Contact
Lori Evans
Email(s)
Lori.Evans@babcockinternational.com
Country
United Kingdom
Section two: Object of the contract
two.1) Description
two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract
The Repair, Remanufacture & Maintenance of ESW CR2 APU
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services
NUTS code
- UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
two.1.3) Information on framework agreement
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Babcock Land Defence Limited (BLDL), acting as Agent for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a Single Source Contract to Van Kappel Ltd for the Repair, Maintenance & Overhaul of the Challenger 2 ESW Auxiliary Power Units for a duration of 4 Years with 3 x 1 Option Years.
two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
two.2) Total final value of contract(s)
two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
Value: £30,000,000
Section four: Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice
1) Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are:
technical
Babcock Land Defence Limited (BLDL), acting as Agent for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a Single Source Contract to Van Kappel Ltd for the Repair, Maintenance & Overhaul of the Challenger 2 ESW Auxiliary Power Units for a duration of 4 Years with 3 x 1 Option Years.
Please note, this Notice announces a Contract Award for the purposes of transparency only and is not a request for expressions of interest.
It is considered that the contract has been awarded to Van Kappel Ltd 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 as Van Kappel Ltd are the only supplier with the specific know-how, STTE and ownership of the bespoke OEM designed APU Test Set and associated tooling. The UK Ministry of Defence is not in a position to be able to identify the exact technical requirements which are required to ensure the safety and suitability of the repairs, and that the interoperability of the Auxiliary Power Units with the platform is not compromised to be able to provide the equipment support services required by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The Authority reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award.
Please note, 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.
Section five: Award of contract
Contract No
IRM22/7628
Lot No
1
Title
The Repair, Remanufacture & Maintenance of ESW CR2 APU
five.1) Date of contract award decision
30 September 2025
five.2) Information about offers
Number of offers received
1
Number of offers received by electronic means
1
five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Van Kappel Limited
Unit 1 Roman Way, Crusader Park, Warminster, Wiltshire
Warminster
BA12 8SP
Country
United Kingdom
National registration number
06623677
five.4) Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract
Value: £30,000,000
If annual or monthly value
Number of months: 48