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Terrier - Lockout Suspension Units

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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22 Nov 2022 at 09:55

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence, UK, has awarded a contract for the purchase of ten pairs of Terrier Suspension units to Horstman Defence Systems Ltd. The tender title is "Terrier - Lockout Suspension Units" within the services industry category. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication. The key purpose of the contract is to maintain the existing Terrier tractor fleet with specific suspension units, meeting unique design requirements for compatibility and operational effectiveness.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in the development of military vehicle components to supply spare stock items to the UK Ministry of Defence. As the awarded supplier, Horstman Defence Systems Ltd will benefit from a significant contract value of GBP 1,000,000. Businesses with expertise in designing and manufacturing military vehicle parts, particularly suspension units, would be well-suited to engage in such procurement opportunities focused on maintaining specialised military equipment fleets.

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Notice Title

Terrier - Lockout Suspension Units

Notice Description

the purchase of ten pairs of Terrier Suspension units [NATO Stock Numbers: NSN 2510-99-598-6927 and NSN 2510-99-497-2591]

Lot Information

Lot 1

the purchase of ten pairs of Terrier Suspension units [NATO Stock Numbers: NSN 2510-99-598-6927 and NSN 2510-99-497-2591]

Procurement Information

The Vehicle Support Team("VS"), part of the UK Ministry of Defence ("MOD"), intends to award a new (2 year) contract to Horstman Defence Systems Ltd ("Horstman") for the purchase of ten pairs of Terrier Suspension units [NATO Stock Numbers: NSN 2510-99-598-6927 and NSN 2510-99-497-2591], to be used as additional spare stock items for the existing Terrier tractor fleet. It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in accordance with Article 28(3)(a) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(b)(i)(aa) and (bb) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) as a change of supplier would oblige the MoD to acquire additional suspension units having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility and disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. The Terrier Armoured Engineer Tractor (AET) Horstman Suspension units is specifically configured for the TERRIER Armoured Engineer Tractor (AET) hull and military operational environment end use. As Horstman are the Original Equipment Designer and Manufacturer of the Terrier Suspension units, this order will maintain the existing operational fleet and maintain configuration of the whole Terrier fleet. The Terrier suspension units need to meet complex and unique design requirements due to the specialist nature of the Terrier platform. Commonality of replacement parts is required across the fleet to ensure operational effectiveness. To introduce new 3rd party supplier suspension units would require a lengthy trial and testing process at significant and disproportionate time and cost. In addition, Terrier is a highly automated vehicle and these suspension units will also need to fully integrate with this automated system. A change of supplier for these spare suspension units would result in technical incompatibility and integration issues with this automated system along with associated safety impacts. Further, a mixed stock of both spare Horstman and 3rd party supplier suspension units would result in technical difficulties in the operation and maintenance of the Terrier fleet, as it would effectively create a mixed fleet of Mk1 and 2 versions of the platform.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-038731
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033037-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73423000 - Development of military vehicles

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Nov 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
aaronn.irwin109@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS34 8JH
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HORSTMAN DEFENCE SYSTEMS

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