Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2019-06-21
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 35420000: Parts of military vehicles
Estimated value: 16000000 GBP

Technical requirements: Babcock DSG Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a contract with BAE Systems Hagglunds AB for the supply of Viking, BV206, BRV and Associated Items. It is considered that this contract can be awarded 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 technical reasons. The UK Ministry of Defence requirement is for the supply of various spares and associated items for the Viking, BV206 and BRV platforms, this requirement is to facilitate the refurbishment and regeneration of the current fleet. The requirement will be placed by way of a framework agreement and subject to the advertised contract value.BAE Systems Hagglunds AB are the original manufacturer and the owner of the design drawings/information and technical specifications required to supply these items.
Babcock DSG Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a contract with BAE Systems Hagglunds AB for the supply of Viking, BV206, BRV and Associated Items. It is considered that this contract can be awarded 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 technical reasons.
The UK Ministry of Defence requirement is for the supply of various spares and associated items for the Viking, BV206 and BRV platforms, this requirement is to facilitate the refurbishment and regeneration of the current fleet. The requirement will be placed by way of a framework agreement and subject to the advertised contract value.
BAE Systems Hagglunds AB are the original manufacturer and the owner of the design drawings/information and technical specifications required to supply these items. BAE Systems Hagglunds AB has confirmed that it has not shared and will not share the technical data with any third party (including the UK Ministry of Defence). Without access to this technical data, the UK Ministry of Defence is not in a position to be able to identify the exact technical requirements for the supply of these items, without this technical data and knowledge these items cannot be produced safely to the exact standards as defined in the original design and specification, thereby compromising the integrity of the product on safety and performance grounds. As a result, BAE Systems Hagglunds AB is the only company with the technical knowhow to be able to fulfill this requirement.
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 Contract with the named supplier.
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


Winner: BAE Hagglunds AB
Award value: 16000000