Published date: 29 March 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 11 May 2022, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Machine guns - 35321300

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£1,800,000

Procurement reference

tender_297978/1056414

Published date

29 March 2022

Closing date

11 May 2022

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 August 2022

Contract end date

31 July 2025

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)

The opportunity was not advertised, because for example only one supplier is capable of delivering the requirement, or due to extreme urgency brought about by unforeseen events.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence (UK MoD), intends to place a single source framework agreement for the supply of spares for the Universal gun Mount and associated items with ISTEC Services Ltd. The duration of the proposed framework agreement is 3 years and has an initial estimated value of £1.8M. It is considered that this single source framework agreement can be
placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Regulations 16(1)(a)(ii) and 16(1)(b)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contractors 2011 for technical reasons and interoperability from sourcing spares from a supplier other than ISTEC Services Ltd.

Without access to this technical information the UK MoD is not in a position to be able to identify the exact technical requirements for the manufacture of spares which would put the performance of the equipment and the safety of the users of the equipment at significant risk. There are no equivalent products, reasonable substitutes or alternatives to the specification, that have the same functional and
interoperability requirements.

This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK MoD, is to negotiate a single source contract with ISTEC Services Ltd.

About the buyer

Address

Babcock Land Defence Limited, Building B15
MoD Donnington
TF2 8JT
England

Email

kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com