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Published 15 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The supply of spares for the Armoured Tracked and Light Wheels Platforms and Associated items

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 15 Jun 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as Agent of the UK Ministry of Defence intends to place a contract with Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land Limited (“the Contractor”) for the supply of spares in support of Armoured Tracked & Light Wheels Platforms and associated items which includes CR2, CVRT, CRARRV, AS90, Warrior, Bulldog, T2, Terrier and Panther

CPV: Parts of military vehicles

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Framework agreement for the supply of spares in support of Armoured Tracked & Light…

Framework agreement for the supply of spares in support of Armoured Tracked & Light Wheels Platforms and associated items which includes CR2, CVRT, CRARRV, AS90, Warrior, Bulldog, T2, Terrier and Panther.

Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as the UK Ministry of Defence’s agent, intends to negotiate a single source contract with Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) for the supply of spares in support of Armoured Tracked & Light Wheels Platforms and associated items which includes CR2, CVRT, CRARRV, AS90, Warrior, Bulldog, T2, Terrier and Panther. The duration will be 7 years with no option years. The Authority reserves the right to add items of a similar nature to the contract during its lifetime 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 Ministry of Defence is to place a single source Qualifying Defence Contract with the named supplier.

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 spares for the Armoured Tracked and Light Wheels…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
15 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
15 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST
Authority reference
IRM19/7453
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-013547
Classification (CPV)
Parts of military vehicles
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bc5e Find a Tender
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

It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. This is because only the Contractor, as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for the items has access to the technical specifications, design and technical information, expertise, knowledge and know-how necessary to manufacture the items to the required build standards. As the parts include safety critical and safety related items ensuring the quality of supply is essential to preventing the loss of life. Without access to the technical drawings and design information the only way to ensure this is via the OEM.

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

Publisher note: It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. This is because only the Contractor, as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for the items has access to the technical specifications, design and technical information, expertise, knowledge and know-how necessary to manufacture the items to the required build standards. As the parts include safety critical and safety related items ensuring the quality of supply is essential to preventing the loss of life. Without access to the technical drawings and design information the only way to ensure this is via the OEM. 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

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 spares for the Armoured Tracked and Light Wheels Platforms and Associated items

    Signed
    15 Jun 2021
    Value
    £41,000,000
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Babcock Land Defence Ltd, Telford, UK, TF2 8JTContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Babcock Land Defence LtdReview body Telford

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.