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title: "The Supply of Spares for the Universal Gun Mount and associated items"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03275e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BABCOCK LAND DEFENCE LIMITED"
published: "2022-10-25"
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# The Supply of Spares for the Universal Gun Mount and associated items

Buyer: BABCOCK LAND DEFENCE LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03275e

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030082-2022 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £6,400,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BABCOCK LAND DEFENCE LIMITED |
| Locality | MOD DONNINGTON |
| Post town | Telford |
| Postcode | TF2 8JT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG21 Telford and Wrekin |
| Local authority | Telford and Wrekin |
| Electoral ward | Donnington |
| Westminster constituency | The Wrekin |
| Delivery location | TLG21 Telford and Wrekin |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ISTEC SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 35321300 - Machine guns

## Release History

- 25 Oct 2022 at 15:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030082-2022
- 29 Mar 2022 at 11:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008388-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.babcockinternational.com

## Provenance

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