Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2017-12-07
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 50116000: Repair and maintenance services of car parts
Estimated value: 12298676 GBP

Technical requirements: Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles. Babcock DSG, acting as an Agent on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence, has a requirement to place an 18 months framework agreement with the possibility of a further 1 year option for the Repair of, but not limited to, the STN37 Steer Unit Nº 2 Mk.1 as fitted to the Challenger 2 and T2 Assemblies.
Babcock DSG Ltd, acting on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a 18 months Contract, with 1 year options with Parker Hannifin for the repair/regeneration of the STN37 Nº 2 Mk.1 Steer Units, CBRN Filterbeds and Control Boxes as fitted to the Challenger 2, Titan or Trojan Armoured Tracked Platforms including, but not limited to, repair to the following:
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.
1. Parker Hannifin is the original equipment manufacture of the STN37 Steer Units, CBRN Filterbeds and Control Boxes and holds related design drawings/information and technical specifications, data and knowledge;
2. The level of repair, to A1 standard, requires specific knowhow (of technical data, testing specifications, diagnostic software, tolerances/finishes, bespoke holdings and interoperability with the relevant platforms) that, by virtue of access to the above referenced design drawings/information and technical specifications, data and knowledge, only Parker Hannifin has access to;
3. Without access to such design drawings/information and technical specifications, data and knowledge, the UK 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 safety and suitability of the requirement.
As a result, Parker Hannifin is currently the only company with the technical expertise and know-how to undertake the services covered by the scope of this requirement.
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.
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
Advertising Regime OJEU: — This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-2017125-DCB-11518923.


Winner: Parker Hannifin Limited
Award value: 12298676