Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Telford
TF2 8JT
UK
Contact person: IRM Procurement Repair Team
E-mail: irmprocurementrepairteam@babcockinternational.com
NUTS: UKG21
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.babcockinternational.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
The Repair of Optronic Assemblies / Line Replacement Units (LRUs), Swarmlite and Protector Remote Weapon Systems (RWS)
Reference number: IRM19/7214
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50630000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence, has a requirement to place a 5 year Framework Agreement with the possibility 2 x 1 year options for the repair and maintenance of line replacement units and Swarmlite Remote Weapon Station covering the Challenger 2 and T2 platforms. Equipment to be covered but not limited to:
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II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
15 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM82
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Babcock Land Defence Limted, acting on behalf of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, intends to place a 5 year contract with a further 2 x 1 option years with Thales UK Ltd for repair and maintenance of Thales Line Replacement Units and repair of Swarmlite Remote Weapon Station covering the Challenger 2 and Titan and Trojan platforms.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
2 x 1 year options
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The contract has as its object services listed in Annex II B to the directive
Explanation:
It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure, without prior publication 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 the following technical reasons:
1) Thales UK Ltd are the Design Organisation (DO) for the LRUs and have extensive and in depth knowledge of these items with access to original underlying technical drawings/information and technical specifications, data and knowledge which are required to provide the repair and maintenance services required by the contract;
2) Without access to such design drawings/information and technical specifications, data and knowledge, the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence is not in a position to be able to identify the exact technical requirements (including the original equipment manufacturer standards) which are required to ensure the proper operation, safety and suitability of the requirement; and
3) As a result, Thales UK Ltd are currently the only company with the technical expertise and know-how to undertake the services covered by the scope of this contract.
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 Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency.
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 135-334059
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: IRM19/7214
Title: The Repair of Optronic Assemblies / Line Replacement Units (LRUs), Swarmlite and Protector Remote Weapon Systems (RWS)
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
12/07/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Thales UK Limited
Glasgow
G51 4BC
UK
NUTS: UKM82
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
15 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Telford
UK
E-mail: irmprocurementrepairteam@babcockinternational.com
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/11/2022