Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2019-02-13
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: 1700000 GBP

Technical requirements: Babcock DSG Limited acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence intends to place a single source contract for a period of 2 years with 2 x 1 option years with Bozeat Industrail Limited, T/A BI Engineering, for The Repair of Coolant Line Replacement Units (CLRU's).
A 2-year, plus 2 x 1 option year framework agreement, supporting the repair capability of heavy platform Cooler Line Replacement Units.
Babcock DSG Ltd, acting on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence intends to place a 2-year contract, with a further 2 x 1 option years with Bozeat Industrial Ltd T/A B I Engineering, for The Repair of Coolant Line Replacement Units (CLRU’s) as fitted to the Challenger and T2 Platforms.
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) BI hold related drawings, information and technical specifications, data and knowledge for the items listed above;
2) The level of repair to A1 standard requires specific know-how (of technical data and testing specifications) that by virtue of access to the above referenced, design drawings, information and technical specifications, data and knowledge, only BI have access to;
3) Without access to this information, 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 sustainability of the requirement).
As a result, BI Engineering 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 for expressions of interest, therefore please do not apply to be invited to tender. The 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 only.
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.
This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union, the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk. Any values stated in this notice are provisional and a contract has yet to be rewarded. GO Reference: GO-201928-DCB-14039529


Winner: Bozeat Industrial Ltd T/A BI Engineering
Award value: 1700000