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Type of document: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 229-478378/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies
Directive 2009/81/EC

Directive 2009/81/EC

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG)
Postal address: Building B15, MoD Donnington
Town: Telford
Postal code: TF2 8JT
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Caroline Dunn
Telephone: +44 1952967314
Email: caroline.dunn@babcockinternational.com
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.babcockinternational.com

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: IRM16/1246 — Programmed Repair and Refurbishment of Fire Fighting Equipment for Various Platforms.

Reference number: IRM16/1246
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 50000000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Programmed Repair and Refurbishment of Fire Fighting Equipment for Various Platforms
Babcock DSG Ltd, acting as the UK Ministry of Defence’s agent, intends to negotiate a single source contract with L’Hotellier for the repair and refurbishment of Fire Suppression Equipment, for the CR2, CRARRV, Titan and Trojan (T2), Warrior, CVR(T) and BRV platforms.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:3950736
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKG21 Main site or place of performance:Telford and Wrekin.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Babcock DSG Ltd, acting as the UK Ministry of Defence’s agent, intends to negotiate a single source contract with L’Hotellier for the repair and refurbishment of Fire Fighting Equipment, for the CR2, CRARRV, Titan and Trojan (T2), Warrior, CVR(T) and BRV platforms.
It is considered this requirement can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 25(1)(a) of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation 16(1)(a)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 due to the absence of suitable tenders in response to the previous ‘restricted’ procedure reference 2017/S 128-262706.

II.2.5) Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of Criterion: Criterion 1 /Weighting: 0

II.2.11) Information about options
Options:yes
Description of options:
2 x 1 Option Years.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice(in accordance with Article 28 of Directive 2009/81/EU)
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: IRM16/1246
Title: Programmed Repair and Refurbishment of Fire Fighting Equipment for Various Platforms

V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2017-11-15
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: L’Hotellier
Postal address: 4 rue Henri Poincaré
Town: Antony
Postal code: 92160
Country: France
Telephone: +33 146660808
Nuts code:
Internet address:
The contractor is an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: 3950736
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:3950736
Currency:GBP
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
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-20171128-DCB-11480943.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG)
Postal address: Building B15 — MoD Donnington
Town: Telford
Postal code: TF2 8JT
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1952967314
E-mail: caroline.dunn@babcockinternational.com
Internet address: www.babcockinternational.com

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2017-11-28

Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for
competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
1.Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without publication of a call for competition in accordance with
Article 28 of Directive 2009/81/EU

No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to:
restricted procedure
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
absence of competition for technical reasons
The periods for the restricted procedure and the negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice are
incompatible with the urgency resulting from a crisis
Procurement of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
Babcock DSG Ltd, acting as the UK Ministry of Defence’s agent, intends to negotiate a single source contract with L’Hotellier for the repair and refurbishment of Fire Suppression Equipment, for the CR2, CRARRV, Titan and Trojan (T2), Warrior, CVR(T) and BRV platforms.
It is considered this requirement can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 25(1)(a) of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation 16(1)(a)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 due to the absence of suitable tenders in response to the previous ‘restricted’ procedure reference 420701-2015
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 UK Ministry of Defence is to place a single source non-qualifying contract with the named supplier to satisfy repairs to critical assets whilst an enduring solution is progressed.