Official UK procurement notice
Provision and Support of Tyre Bead Breaker Replacement Project F03 CAN
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract 711534451, 'Provision and Support of Tyre Bead Breaker Replacement Project', has been awarded to Bauer Inc for the term of 3 years with no further contracted option years, commencing 27 May 2025
CPV: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Contract 711534451, 'Provision and Support of Tyre Bead Breaker Replacement Project',…Awarded
Contract 711534451, 'Provision and Support of Tyre Bead Breaker Replacement Project', has been awarded to Bauer Inc to supply and support Qty 1 Tyre Bead Breaker to RAF Brize Norton, servicing the C17 Aircraft fleet. The contract includes two further options to procure Qty 1 Tyre Bead Breakers for RAF Coningsby and Qty 1 Tyre Bead Breaker for RAF Waddington, subject to trails on additional aircraft platforms.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 May 2025, 15:18 BST
- Last source update
- 20 May 2025, 12:21 BST
- Authority reference
711534451- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023171- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051614Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, due to an absence of suitable tenders. Bauer can provide a technical solution that is compliant with all of the key user requirements and furthermore is the same solution used on the C17 Platform and therefore appropriate for direct award, after absence of any technically compliant bids.
It is for the reasons listed above that Bauer are considered the only operator able to meet the technical requirements of the contract.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated20 May 2025, 12:21 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.7 | 133,134.00 | 381,400.00 | |
| — | TextV.2.4 | 133,134.00 | 381,400.00 |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer IncSMEProvision and Support of Tyre Bead Breaker Replacement Project | £133,134 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision and Support of Tyre Bead Breaker Replacement Project · Bauer IncSME
- Signed
- 15 May 2025
- Value
- £133,134
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Commodities Team, Logistic Services and CommoditiesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bauer IncAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.