Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Building B15
Donnington
TF2 8JT
UK
Contact person: Jonathan Bamford
E-mail: jonathan.bamford@babcockinternational.com
NUTS: UKG21
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.contracts.mod.uk
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
Repair of the TR2000 Winch and Ancillary Equipment
Reference number: IRM20/7524
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50116000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as the UK Ministry of Defence’s agent, intends to negotiate a single source contract with EKA Limited for the Repair of the TR2000 Winch and Ancillary Equipment.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
10 262 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ13
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as the UK Ministry of Defence’s agent, intends to negotiate a single source contract with EKA Limited for the Repair of the TR2000 Winch and Ancillary Equipment.
The Authority will use the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011.
The Authority intends to negotiate a 5 year contract including a further 2 x 1 option years with EKA Limited for the repair of the TR2000 Winch and Ancillary equipment on the understanding that there are no other economic operators with the intellectual property rights and/or technical know-how to fulfil the requirement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Authority intends to negotiate a 5 year contract including a further 2 x 1 option years with EKA Limited
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
Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice
Justification for selected award procedure:
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the condition stated in the Directive (for supplies only)
Explanation:
Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as the UK Ministry of Defence’s agent, intends to negotiate a single source contract with EKA Limited for the Repair of the TR2000 Winch and Ancillary Equipment.
The Authority will use the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011.
The TR2000 Winch and its Ancillary components are manufactured by Rotzler Deutschland GmbH & Co KG who have confirmed in writing that EKA Limited are the Sole Company whom Rotzler does business with for the maintenance & support of this equipment. Rotzler has also confirmed that they have not, and are not planning to licence any IPR relating to the TR2000 winch or ancillary equipment to any third party.
The Authority intends to negotiate a 5 year contract including a further 2 x 1 option years with EKA Limited for the repair of the TR2000 Winch and Ancillary equipment on the understanding that there are no other economic operators with the intellectual property rights and/or technical know-how to fulfil the requirement.
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
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: IRM20/7524
Title: Repair of the TR2000 Winch and Ancillary Equipment
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
01/07/2021
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
EKA Limited
Gerrards Cross
UK
NUTS: UKJ13
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
10 262 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The TR2000 Winch and its Ancillary components are manufactured by Rotzler Deutschland GmbH & Co KG who have confirmed in writing that EKA Limited are the Sole Company whom Rotzler does business with for the maintenance & support of this equipment. Rotzler has also confirmed that they have not, and are not planning to licence any IPR relating to the TR2000 winch or ancillary equipment to any third party.
The Authority intends to negotiate a 7 year contract with EKA Limited for the repair of the TR2000 Winch and Ancillary equipment on the understanding that there are no other economic operators with the intellectual property rights and/or technical know-how to fulfil the requirement.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Telford
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/10/2021