Official UK procurement notice
IRM19/7214 - The Repair of Optronic Assemblies / Line Replacement Units (LRUs), Swarmlite and Protector Remote Weapon Systems (RWS)
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notice announces a Contract Award for the purposes of transparency only and is not a request for expressions of interest.
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence, has awarded a 5 year Framework Agreement to Thales UK Limited for the repair and maintenance of Thales Optronic Assemblies / Line Replacement Units (LRUs), Swarmlite and Protector Remote Weapon Systems (RWS). There will also be the
provision for two one year options should this be required and subject to satisfactory
supplier performance.
CPV: Maintenance and repair services · Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Babcock Land Defence Limted, acting on behalf of the United Kingdom Ministry of…
Babcock Land Defence Limted, acting on behalf of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, intends to place a 5 year contract with a further 2 x 1 option years with Thales UK Ltd for repair and maintenance of Thales Line Replacement Units and repair of Swarmlite Remote Weapon Station covering the Challenger 2 and Titan and Trojan platforms.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Lowest price
- “IRM19/7214 - The Repair of Optronic Assemblies / Line Replacement…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Nov 2022, 16:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 May 2023, 15:09 BST
- Authority reference
IRM19/7124- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-013154- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0387d2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure, without prior publication pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for the following technical reasons:
- Thales UK Ltd are the Design Organisation (DO) for the LRUs and have extensive and in depth knowledge of these items with access to original underlying technical drawings/information and technical specifications, data and knowledge which are required to provide the repair and maintenance services required by the contract;
- Without access to such design drawings/information and technical specifications, data and knowledge, the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence is not in a position to be able to identify the exact technical requirements (including the original equipment manufacturer standards) which are required to ensure the proper operation,
safety and suitability of the requirement; and
- As a result, Thales UK Ltd are currently the only company with the technical expertise and know-how to undertake the services covered by the scope of this contract. 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 Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single
source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated9 May 2023, 15:09 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £15,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 013154-2023-IRM19/7214-1
- Signed
- 30 Mar 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
The Repair of Optronic Assemblies / Line Replacement Units (LRUs), Swarmlite and Protector Remote Weapon Systems (RWS)
- Signed
- 12 Jul 2019
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Babcock Land Defence LimitedReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Thales UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Thales UK LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.