Award

The Supply of Spares for the Universal Gun Mount and associated items

BABCOCK LAND DEFENCE LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

25 Oct 2022 at 15:01

Award

29 Mar 2022 at 11:33

Summary of the contracting process

The UK Ministry of Defence, represented by Babcock Land Defence Ltd, recently awarded a contract for the supply of spares for the Universal Gun Mount and associated items. The value of the contract is £4.6m, with a duration of 3 years. The procurement method used was a selective process under a single-source framework agreement with ISTEC Services Ltd. The award was made on 25th October 2022. This procurement falls under the goods category and was at the award stage.

This tender presents business opportunities for companies able to supply spares for machine guns and related items. Businesses with expertise in providing goods for defence purposes, especially in the machine guns industry, would be well-suited to compete for similar contracts. The procurement stage reveals a completed award, demonstrating that tender opportunities exist in supplying spares for specific military equipment, such as the Universal Gun Mount.

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Notice Title

The Supply of Spares for the Universal Gun Mount and associated items

Notice 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 PS4.6m. 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.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a single source framework agreement for the supply of spares for the Universal Gun Mount and accessories with ISTEC Services Limited at the estimated aggregate contract value of PS4.6m in sterling currency for a maximum period of 3 years.

Procurement Information

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 PS1.8M. 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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03275e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030082-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment


CPV Codes

35321300 - Machine guns

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£6,400,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Mar 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BABCOCK LAND DEFENCE LIMITED
Contact Name
Mrs Kelly Harcourt
Contact Email
kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Contact Phone
+44 1952967330

Buyer Location

Locality
MOD DONNINGTON
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
TLG21 Telford and Wrekin

Local Authority
Telford and Wrekin
Electoral Ward
Donnington
Westminster Constituency
The Wrekin

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ISTEC SERVICES

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