Notice Information
Notice Title
Repair, Remanufacture & Maintenance of ESW Challenger 2 Auxiliary Power Units
Notice Description
Babcock Land Defence Limited acting as the UK Ministry of Defence's agent, intends to negotiate a single source Contract with Van Kappel Ltd for the Repair, Maintenance & Overhaul of the Challenger 2 ESW Auxiliary Power Units. It is considered that the contract shall be awarded to Van Kappel Ltd using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons as Van Kappel Ltd are the only supplier with the specific know-how, STTE and ownership of the bespoke OEM designed APU Test Set and associated tooling. the UK Ministry of Defence is not in a position to be able to identify the exact technical requirements which are required to ensure the safety and suitability of the repairs, and that the interoperability of the Auxiliary Power Units with the platform is not compromised to be able to provide the equipment support services required by the UK Ministry of Defence. This notice Is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. Babcock is to negotiate a single source framework agreement with the named supplier. Van Kappel Ltd Risk Assessment Ref: 410779015. Cyber Risk Profile: Very Low.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Repair, Remanufacture & Maintenance of ESW Challenger 2 Auxiliary Power Units. Additional information: This notice is not a request for expression of interest, so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent for the UK MOD is to place a single source contract with the named supplier.
Options: 3 x 1 option years
Procurement Information
Babcock Land Defence Limited acting as the UK Ministry of Defence's agent, intends to negotiate a single source Contract with Van Kappel Ltd for the Repair, Maintenance & Overhaul of the Challenger 2 ESW Auxiliary Power Units. It is considered that the contract shall be awarded to Van Kappel Ltd using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons as Van Kappel Ltd are the only supplier with the specific know-how, STTE and ownership of the bespoke OEM designed APU Test Set and associated tooling. the UK Ministry of Defence is not in a position to be able to identify the exact technical requirements which are required to ensure the safety and suitability of the repairs, and that the interoperability of the Auxiliary Power Units with the platform is not compromised to be able to provide the equipment support services required by the UK Ministry of Defence. This notice Is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. Babcock is to negotiate a single source framework agreement with the named supplier. Van Kappel Ltd Risk Assessment Ref: 410779015. Cyber Risk Profile: Very Low.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dc36
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003973-2025
- 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
50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £30,000,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Nov 20241 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
- IRM Repair Team
- Contact Email
- irmprocurementrepairteam@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
- TLG21 Telford and Wrekin
-
- Local Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Electoral Ward
- Donnington
- Westminster Constituency
- The Wrekin
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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