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# Untitled procurement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-ocds-h6vhtk-044820). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Untitled procurement". Published status: award. Published Value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Engines and engine parts for military vehicles, Purchase
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **Awarded Value:** £5,100,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-044820`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-ocds-h6vhtk-044820#tl-md)

## Description
Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a contract using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 to Horstman Defence Systems Ltd on the basis that, for technical reasons, the Contract can only be awarded to Horstman Defence Systems Ltd.  
Horstman Defence Systems Ltd, in its capacity as Design Authority, are the sole distributor of certain suspension components and associated items on the AS90, Bulldog, CR2 and Warrior and will only supply to the UK Ministry of Defence.  They own the rights to the technical specifications required to undertake the manufacture, testing and supply.  Horstman have stated that they are not willing to share this knowledge/expertise with any third party, including the UK Ministry of Defence.  Without access to this, the UK Ministry of Defence is not in a position to be able to identify the exact technical requirements for the material or manufacture and as a result, Horstman Defence Systems Ltd are only able to fulfil this Contract.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 008029-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Horstman Defence Systems Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-103272`
  - Value: £5,100,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 008029-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,100,000
  - Signed Date: 26/02/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008029-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-13T13:05:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T02:48:35.437Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-044820