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The supply of Artillery & Howitzer components and Armoured Vehicle weapons systems including 105mm Light Gun Spares.
Parts of military vehicles
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG): "The supply of Artillery & Howitzer components and Armoured Vehicle weapons systems including 105mm Light Gun Spares.". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG) | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
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| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG)
Market Analytics
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Published history for Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG). These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
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Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
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Coverage: 1 active published awards; 0 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG) | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published19 Jan 2021, 09:32 GMT | Last source update19 Jan 2021, 09:32 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationParts of military vehicles | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-028b5e | ||
What is being bought
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a contract with BAE Systems, GCS International Ltd for the supply of Artillery & Howitzer components and Armoured Vehicle weapons systems including 105mm Light Gun Spares.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
19 Jan 2021, 09:32 GMT - Official notice release published
19 Jan 2021, 09:32 GMT - Buyer information updated
19 Jan 2021, 09:32 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedStatus not publishedPublished valueNot publishedBabcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a contract with BAE Systems, GCS International Ltd for the supply of Artillery & Howitzer components and Armoured Vehicle weapons systems including 105mm Light Gun Spares. The components used are used by the British Army. It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Article 28(1) (e) of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
19 Jan 2021, 09:32 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 15 Jan 2021, 00:00 GMT · £4,500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards BAE Systems GCS International Ltd Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts The supply of Artillery & Howitzer components and Armoured Vehicle weapons systems including 105mm Light Gun Spares. £4,500,000 · signed 15 Jan 2021, 00:00 GMT · active |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG)
Contracting authority GB-FTS-1639Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleBabcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a contract with BAE Systems, GCS International Ltd for the supply of Artillery & Howitzer components and Armoured Vehicle weapons systems including 105mm Light Gun Spares. The components used are used by the British Army. It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Article 28(1) (e) of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons.
BAE Systems, GCS International Ltd are the original equipment manufacturer and the owner of the design drawings/information, technical specifications and technical expertise (‘technical know-how’) required to supply these articles. BAE Systems, GCS International Ltd has stated that it has not shared and will not share this technical know-how required to undertake manufacture with any third party (including the UK Ministry of Defence).
Without access to the drawings, information and specifications and not having the technical know-how the UK Ministry of Defence is not in a position to be able to identify the exact technical requirements for the manufacture of the articles and in the absence of this information the performance of the vehicles and/or equipment and the safety of the users of the vehicles/equipment could be at risk if these articles were not supplied by BAE GCS International Ltd. As a result, BAE Systems, GCS International Ltd is the only company with the technical know-how to be able to fulfil this requirement.
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. Babcock Land Defence Ltd is to negotiate a single source Contract with the named supplier BAE Systems, GCS International Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1AF.
Value £4.5M |