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The Calibration, Repair and Maintenance of Roller Brake Testers (RBT), Wheel Play Detectors (WPD) and Headlamp Beam Testers (HBT)

Repair and maintenance services of testing apparatus
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "The Calibration, Repair and Maintenance of Roller Brake Testers (RBT), Wheel Play Detectors (WPD) and Headlamp Beam Testers (HBT)". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of DefenceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Coverage: 11 active published awards; 5 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
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Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
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Published16 Feb 2023, 11:34 GMT
Last source update16 Feb 2023, 11:34 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationRepair and maintenance services of testing apparatus
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03a619
What is being bought
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) intends to place a 4 year with 3x1 option years, single source contract with VL Test Systems Ltd for the calibration, repair and maintenance of Roller Brake Testers (RBT), Wheel Play Detectors (WPD) and Headlamp Beam Testers (HBT) with VL Test Systems Ltd
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Feb 2023, 11:34 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    16 Feb 2023, 11:34 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    16 Feb 2023, 11:34 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place a 4 year, single source contract with VL Test Systems Ltd for the calibration, repair and maintenance of Roller Brake Testers (RBT), Wheel Play Detectors (WPD) and Headlamp Beam Testers (HBT) with VL Test Systems Ltd. In addition, there will be provision for three (3) one-year options. 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 the UK MOD is to place a single source qualifying Defence contract with the named supplier.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    16 Feb 2023, 11:34 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 2 Jan 2023, 00:00 GMT · £15,405,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
VL Test Systems Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
The Calibration, Repair and Maintenance of Roller Brake Testers (RBT), Wheel Play Detectors (WPD) and Headlamp Beam Testers (HBT)
£15,405,000 · signed 2 Jan 2023, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-FTS-12303
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  • Ministry of Defence
    buyer

    Building B15, MOD Donnington, Telford, UKG21, TF2 8JT
    sally-anne.cox@babcockinternational.com

  • Babcock Land Defence Ltd
    reviewBody

    Building B15, MOD Donnington, Telford, TF2 8JT

  • VL Test Systems Ltd
    supplier

    3-4 Middle Slade, Buckingham, UKJ1, MK18 1WA
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Planning and rationale
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Procedure rationaleIn accordance with regulation 4 of Defence and Security Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI No. 2019/697, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR 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. The contract has an estimated value of £15,405,000, over a maximum duration of seven years. It is considered that the award of this 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 because competition is absent for technical reasons. This is because the Contractor alone holds data in relation to the specifications of the equipment and baseline test procedures for the output specification of the equipment and MOD does not have sufficient rights in the data to provide to a third party. In addition, VLT Test hold exclusive rights over the DTP code software used in the programming of the equipment. The DTP codes and associated software are critical to the calibration and configuration of the test equipment. The equipment covered under this contract is considered safety critical test equipment, and access to DTP codes and relevant technical repair and output specifications is required. Without access or rights to the relevant DTP codes, or the relevant technical documentation, MOD is unable to compete this requirement.