Wheeled Tanker In-Service Support

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: United States (US)

Awarded value£96,475,8332 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Jun 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Oshkosh Defense LLC2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

In Service Support (ISS) for the provision of Engineering Support, Post Design Services, Spares and Repairs to the Wheeled Tanker (WT) and Medium Light Equipment Transporter (MLET) capabilities

CPV: Development of military vehicles · Tanker trailers · Tankers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery listed: United States (US)

Extensions: Options for Extension of Contract Period

34133100 Tankers 34223340 Tanker trailers

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 25 Mar 2022, 11:55 GMT
Last source update: 14 Jul 2023, 12:29 BST
Authority reference: 703040452
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-020281
Classification (CPV): Development of military vehiclesTanker trailersTankers
Delivery area: United States (US)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03265a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The Vehicle Support Team (VST) – part of the Defence, Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) – intends to award to Oshkosh Defence LLC (‘OSK’) a 7-year In Service Support (ISS) contract for the provision of Engineering Support, Post Design Services, Spares and Repairs to the Wheeled Tanker (WT) and Medium Light Equipment Transporter (MLET) capabilities.
It is considered that the contract can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons.
The current ISS contract with OSK is due to expire on 31 Mar 2023. The platforms’ Out of Service (OSD) date has recently been extended to 31 Mar 2030 necessitating a support arrangement to be secured. Only OSK, the Design Authority and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) has access to the technical information, expertise, knowledge and know-how necessary to provide the Authority with assurance that the operational effectiveness and safety of the platforms will not be compromised. A third party would not be able to carry out this work without access to the necessary design and technical information which is required to ensure the goods are produced and provided to the correct technical specification, in terms of quality, performance and safety. The Services being procured under this contract are safety critical to the operation of the platforms and so must be produced to the correct specification. The platforms technical information is not available to the Authority and are owned by the Contractor in their role of OEM and the Authority does not have the necessary rights to provide that information to a third party.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £96,475,8332 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 12 Jun 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Oshkosh Defense LLCSubcontracting: declared	£55,000,000 †	—	Awarded
Oshkosh Defense LLC	£41,475,833 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Wheeled Tanker in-Service Support · Oshkosh Defense LLC
Signed
12 Jun 2023
Value
£41,475,833
Status
active
Contract 008128-2022-1 · Oshkosh Defense LLC
Signed
24 Mar 2022
Value
£55,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Bristol, UKContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Minsitry of DefenceReview bodyReview contact point Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Oshkosh Defense LLCAwarded supplier Oshkosh, US

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.