Official UK procurement notice
The Repair of Coolant Line Replacement Units and Associated Items
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBabcock Land Defence Limited (BLDL), acting as Agent for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a contract to Bozeat Industrial Ltd, T/A B.I.Engineering, for the Provision of the Repair of Coolant Line Replacement Units (LRUs) and Associated Items, for a period of 4 years with the option of a further 3 years. The estimated total contract value is not to exceed £3,770,000.
Please note, 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 Authority has negotiated a contract with the above named supplier on a single source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency. If you are interested in becoming a sub-contractor for this requirement, you should apply directly to the supplier named above.
CPV: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services · Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 1 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The repair of coolant line replacement units (LRUs) and associated items, for a period of 4 years with the option of a further 3 years subject to requirement and performance
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Lowest price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 May 2025, 10:39 BST
- Last source update
- 16 May 2025, 10:39 BST
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045469
- Why no open competition
- The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
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 Regulations2011 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 more…
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 Regulation16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 for technical reasons. It is believed that the services to be provided under the contract can only be supplied by the B.I. Engineering who are the original equipment manufacturer of the coolant cores. Only B.I.Engineering has the significant niche expertise and knowledge required, , and they have acquired specific experience in the repair and maintenance of the coolant LRUs. B.I. Engineering Limited hold the rights to the technical data in support of the coolant LRUs, including the baseline test procedures and output specifications to support repair, and the Authority does not hold sufficient rights in the designs to support competition. Furthermore, design and output integrity is required to be maintained in accordance with the OEM specifications due to the interoperability between the coolant LRUs and relevant vehicle powerpacks. Any deviation away from the original design may result in an increased the risk of power pack failure, affecting the overall performance and operation of the vehicle platforms.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates — see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 022085-2025-IRM22/7624-1
- Signed
- 29 Apr 2025
- Value
- £15,080,000
- Status
- active
The Repair of Coolant Line Replacement Units and Associated Items
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2024
- Value
- £3,770,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 May 2025- Status changed16 May 2025, 10:39 BST
- Buyer details updated16 May 2025, 10:39 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeFramework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Bozeat Industrial Ltd T/A B.I. Engineering LtdFramework contractor
- Bozeat Industrial Ltd T/A BI EngineeringFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.