Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2020-10-20
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 50630000

Technical requirements: Market engagement and Market Consultation Day for the provision of consumables and repair services in the category of automotive electrical assemblies and associated items in support of the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) vehicle fleet (IRM18/6137 — The Repair of Various Electrical Assemblies and Associated Items).
Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD) is issuing this prior information notice, to invite companies to participate in the Market Consultation Day in support of MOD’s upcoming requirements for the provision of consumables and repair services in the category of automotive electrical assemblies and associated items in support of the UK MOD’s vehicle fleet.
Babcock Land Defence Ltd would like to invite industry to attend a market engagement and Market Consultation Day to be held on 17 November 2020. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions this industry day will be held virtually. Please see below for details of how to submit an expression of interest (EOI).
Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) and Babcock Land Defence Ltd are running a continuous improvement programme to optimise the contract base supporting the provision of consumable and repair services to the UK MOD’s vehicle fleet. As part of this programme called Intelligent Route to Market (IRTM), DE&S and Babcock are working together to place intelligent and robust contracts with industry partners fit for the future of the UK’s Armed Forces. Aiming to deliver efficiencies and innovation for the future, whilst ensuring delivery of today’s repair and inventory plans.
Babcock Land Defence Ltd wish to engage with industry to explore the automotive electrical assemblies category, including: understanding supplier capability, innovation and best practice. This will help inform the development of Babcock’s strategy for future competitions within this space.
Babcock Land Defence Ltd are particularly keen to ensure that all suppliers capable of providing repair services or consumable items within this category consider engaging with this opportunity. The Market Consultation Day will aim to provide more information about how interested suppliers can engage with the MoD and participate in any future tendering process.
2) various automotive electrical assemblies and associated items, the scope of which includes but is not limited to:
These electrical assemblies/items are fitted to a number of different vehicle fleets currently in service with the MOD. The anticipated scope is platforms covering the spectrum of capabilities including: light wheels, heavy wheels, specialist track, light track, heavy track.
The current electrical repairable portfolio approximately covers 245 NSNs and GBP 7 million of annual spend. The current electrical consumables portfolio approximations will be published under a separate PIN reference IRM20/7547 — The Supply of Electrical Consumables and Associated items. For the avoidance of doubt both PINs refer to the same industry day.
Note that PIN is not a commitment to these values, and this scope may not be awarded in a single procurement activity, and that any one procurement activity may result in multiple contract awards, pursuant to the strategy developed.
Babcock Land Defence Ltd invites all parties interested in attending this event to submit an expression of interest (EOI), confirming the name(s) of those wishing to attend, by no later than noon on 30 October 2020 to: Naomi.Yale@babcockinternational.com Please include the following information:
Following receipt of an EOI, Babcock Land Defence Ltd will respond with further details regarding the event, including a limited pre-event questionnaire (Please note, we require responses to this prior information notice through your company email address only). Responses via personal email addresses will not be accepted or actioned.
Babcock Land Defence reserve the right to reject requests to attend should it become necessary due to the level of interest and limitations of available technology.
In issuing this PIN and engaging with the market, Babcock Land Defence Ltd is not committing to conduct any procurement in relation to either consumable or repair requirements within this category. Equally, non-participation in this market engagement will not be taken into account in any future procurement activities and will not exclude any organisation from submitting a tender in any future competitions.
It is currently anticipated that any formal procurement relating to the provision of consumables and repair services in the category of various electrical assemblies and associated items in support of the UK MOD’s vehicle fleet will be subject to Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 and there may be the potential for elements of the scope to be exempt from the DSPCR 2011.