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Published 20 Aug 2024, 15:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

704648450 F15 VTN · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Awarded value£500,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 19 Aug 2024
Awarded to Bauer Inc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, due to an absence of suitable tenders. Bauer can provide a technical solution that is compliant with all of the key user requirements and furthermore is the same solution used on the C17 Platform and therefore appropriate for direct award, after absence of any technically compliant bids.

It is for the reasons listed above that Bauer are considered the only operator able to meet the technical requirements of the contract.

CPV: Tyres for aircraft

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1One-off Purchase of Aircraft tyre bead breaker for C17, with two options to purchase 2…

One-off Purchase of Aircraft tyre bead breaker for C17, with two options to purchase 2 further bead breakers, subject to trails

Delivery: South East
Extensions: Two Options to purchase two further Bead breakers, one-off per option

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Lowest price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Legal basis
CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Aug 2024, 15:19 BST
Last source update
20 Aug 2024, 15:19 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-026517
Classification (CPV)
Tyres for aircraft
Delivery area
South East (UKJ1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049232 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice; The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons; All tenders submitted in reply to a restricted procedure, negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice or competitive dialogue were irregular or unacceptable. Only those tenderers were included in the negotiations which have satisfied the qualitative selection criteria

Published justification

It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, due to an absence of suitable tenders. Bauer can provide a technical solution that is compliant with all of the key user requirements and furthermore is the same solution used on the C17 Platform and therefore appropriate for direct award, after absence of any technically compliant bids.

It is for the reasons listed above that Bauer are considered the only operator able to meet the technical requirements of the contract.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bauer IncSMEBead BreakerSubcontracting: declared£500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Bead Breaker · Bauer IncSME

    Signed
    19 Aug 2024
    Value
    £500,000
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence ACDT, MOD Abbey Wood, #1027 NH1 Walnut 3C, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Air CommoditiesReview body Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Bauer IncAwarded supplier 175 Century Drive, Bristol, Connecticut, US, 06010

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.