Notice Information
Notice Title
The Calibration, Repair and Maintenance of Roller Brake Testers (RBT), Wheel Play Detectors (WPD) and Headlamp Beam Testers (HBT)
Notice Description
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) intends to place a 4 year with 3x1 option years, single source contract with VL Test Systems Ltd for the calibration, repair and maintenance of Roller Brake Testers (RBT), Wheel Play Detectors (WPD) and Headlamp Beam Testers (HBT) with VL Test Systems Ltd
Lot Information
Lot 1
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to place a 4 year, single source contract with VL Test Systems Ltd for the calibration, repair and maintenance of Roller Brake Testers (RBT), Wheel Play Detectors (WPD) and Headlamp Beam Testers (HBT) with VL Test Systems Ltd. In addition, there will be provision for three (3) one-year options. Additional information: 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 UK MOD is to place a single source qualifying Defence contract with the named supplier.
Procurement Information
In accordance with regulation 4 of Defence and Security Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI No. 2019/697, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR 2011) as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. The contract has an estimated value of PS15,405,000, over a maximum duration of seven years. It is considered that the award of this 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 regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011 because competition is absent for technical reasons. This is because the Contractor alone holds data in relation to the specifications of the equipment and baseline test procedures for the output specification of the equipment and MOD does not have sufficient rights in the data to provide to a third party. In addition, VLT Test hold exclusive rights over the DTP code software used in the programming of the equipment. The DTP codes and associated software are critical to the calibration and configuration of the test equipment. The equipment covered under this contract is considered safety critical test equipment, and access to DTP codes and relevant technical repair and output specifications is required. Without access or rights to the relevant DTP codes, or the relevant technical documentation, MOD is unable to compete this requirement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03a619
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004741-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50412000 - Repair and maintenance services of testing apparatus
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £15,405,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Feb 20233 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Jan 20233 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Sally-Anne Cox
- Contact Email
- sally-anne.cox@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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Electoral Ward
- Donnington
- Westminster Constituency
- The Wrekin
Further Information
Notice URLs
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