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Published 24 Feb 2023, 16:10 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Supply of Fuel Bags for Armoured Vehicles

Official notice

Authority: Babcock Land Defence Limited

Framework agreementGoodsNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 24 Feb 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a contract with GKN Aerospace Services Ltd for the supply of Fuel Bags for the CR2, CRARRV & Warrior Armoured Vehicles. It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication pursuant to technical reasons.

CPV: Engines and engine parts for military vehicles

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1
Delivery: West Midlands

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Lowest price
What this means for your bid
  • “The Supply of Fuel Bags for Armoured Vehicles” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
24 Feb 2023, 16:10 GMT
Last source update
24 Feb 2023, 16:10 GMT
Authority reference
IRM21/7586
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-005600
Classification (CPV)
Engines and engine parts for military vehicles
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG21)
Official registry OCID
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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

Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a contract with GKN Aerospace Services Ltd for the supply of Fuel Bags for the CR2, CRARRV & Warrior Armoured Vehicles. It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons.

GKN Aerospace Services Ltd are the sole distributor of their products; they own the rights to the material used to manufacture the articles and the technical specifications required to undertake the manufacture, testing and supply. Without access to this information, 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, GKN Aerospace Services Ltd are the only supplier capable of fulfilling this requirement.

This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. Babcock is to negotiate a single source Contract with the named supplier

GKN Aerospace Services Ltd

Airport Service Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 5PE

Value: £4.5m

Duration: 3 years

Contract name: IRM21/7586

Risk Assessment Ref: 989822264

Cyber Risk Profile: N/A

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • The Supply of Fuel Bags for Armoured Vehicles

    Signed
    24 Feb 2023
    Value
    £4,500,000
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Babcock Land Defence Limited

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Telford, West Midlands, TF2 8JTContact name, email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.