Published date: 22 October 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 31 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Repair and maintenance services of vehicle transmissions - 50116400

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£12,488,000

Procurement reference

IRM19/7232

Published date

22 October 2019

Closing date

31 May 2019

Contract start date

17 October 2019

Contract end date

16 October 2021

Contract type

Service 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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

"Babcock DSG Ltd acting as the agent for the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence has placed a single source Contract with Caterpillar Shrewsbury Ltd for the Repair of the X200 transmission fitted to Bulldog Armoured Fighting Vehicle Platform

Allison Transmissions is the OEM. All drawings and specifications of the X200 were developed with internal funding and are proprietary to Allison Transmissions. The transmission is a highly specialised type of transmission modified to fit the specific application

Allison Transmissions does not carry out remanufacture work directly. Caterpillar Shrewsbury Ltd are the only agent in the UK that Allison have licenced to carry out work on their range of defence products and as a consequence Caterpillar Shrewsbury Ltd is the only supplier with access to the design information and technical details, data and knowledge necessary to fulfil the requirement. The design information and technical details, data and knowledge are not available to any other supplier"

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Award information

Awarded date

16 October 2019

Contract start date

17 October 2019

Contract end date

16 October 2021

Total value of contract

£12,488,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

CATERPILLAR SHREWSBURY LIMITED

Address

Lancaster Road
SY1 3NX
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 03851260

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Building B15, Babcock DSG
MOD Donnington
Telford
TF28JT
England

Email

Tracey.Church@babcockinternational.com