Notice Information
Notice Title
IRM25/7704 The Repair & Calibration of Mass & Mass (On Site Calibration) Items
Notice Description
The Ministry of Defence (the Authority) intends to enter into a contract with Keysight Technologies UK Limited for The Repair & Calibration of Mass & Mass (On Site) Calibration Items. for a period of 2 years with the option of a further 1 year. The estimated total contract value is not to exceed PS1M. In accordance with section 43 of the Procurement Act 2023, this procurement falls within scope of the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with section 43(1) of the Procurement Act 2023 in that we have not received any suitable tenders in response to a competitive tendering procedure. This requirement was originally advertised subject to the DSPCR 2011 Regulation 17 Para 2 as Lot 9 of IRM21/7574 with Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-014611 and Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03ce92. This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that Ministry of Defence is to negotiate a single source framework agreement with the named supplier and this notice is published for reasons of transparency only. Babcock Land Defence Limited is acting as agent on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, in the first instance interested parties may contact Babcock with queries relating to this procurement. CPV: 50433000 Calibration services Contract name: IRM25/7704 Risk Assessment Ref: RAR: 469063448 Cyber Risk Profile: Very Low
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-8a0275f6-fa89-4591-8a0f-011f86f4dc7f
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3dfc0a66-3911-4f99-910e-27756fc6ff86
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50433000 - Calibration services
50600000 - Repair and maintenance services of security and defence materials
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2025 - 30 Jun 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Dorota Bilinska-Powroznik
- Contact Email
- dorota.bilinska-powroznik@babcockinternational.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TELFORD
- Postcode
- TF2 8JT
- Post Town
- Telford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG21 Telford and Wrekin
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Electoral Ward
- Donnington
- Westminster Constituency
- The Wrekin
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3dfc0a66-3911-4f99-910e-27756fc6ff86
16th May 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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