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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

UK-Telford: Optical instruments.

Preliminary Questions
This notice is published by:
Directive 2009/81/EC

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Building B15, MOD Donnington, Telford, TF2 8JT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1952967330, Email: kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Contact: Mrs Kelly Harcourt
Main Address:
NUTS Code: UKG21

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: The Supply of C2A2 Sight Spares and Associated items.
Reference number: Not Provided

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
38600000 – Optical instruments.

II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

II.1.4) Short Description: Optical Instruments. Babcock DSG Limited, which is acting as the agent for the UK Ministry of Defence known as the Authority, is considering a 2 Year Contract with 3x 1 year options as a Framework Agreement with a single operator to Supply spares and associated items for the C2A2 Sight Unit.

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 2,000,000
Currency: GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
Not provided

II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKG21 Telford and Wrekin

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Not provided

II.2.5) Award criteria
(Directive 2009/81/EC)

Lowest Price

II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: Yes
If yes, description of these options: 3x 1 Year Options

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

II.2.14) Additional information:
Not provided

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/EC)

IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement:Yes

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2)Administrative Information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
Notice number in OJ S: 2020/S 38 – 91244

Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession

Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: IRM18/6080 Lot Number: Not Provided Title: The Supply Of C2A2 Sight Spares and Associated Items

V.2) Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 08/09/2020.

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/concessionaire, No. 1:
Hall and Watts Defence Optics
Unit A3 Merlin Centre, Acrewood Way, St Albans, AL4 0JY, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1727791200, Email: sales@hallwatts.co.uk
Internet address:
NUTS Code: UKG21
The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
Initial estimated total value of the contract: 2,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession 2,000,000
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting:
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No

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
VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review Body
Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG)
Babcock Land Defence Limited, Building B15, MOD Donnington, Telford, TF2 8JT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1952967330, Email: kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Internet address:

V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG)
Babcock Land Defence Limited, Building B15, MOD Donnington, Telford, TF2 8JT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1952967330, Email: kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Internet address:

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG)
Babcock Land Defence Limited, Building B15, MOD Donnington, Telford, TF2 8JT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1952967330, Email: kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Internet address:

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 17/09/2020

Annex D3 – Defence and Security
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2009/81/EC

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/EC

No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to: restricted procedure

The contract concerns research and development services other than those referred to in Article 13 of Directive 2009/81/EC: No

The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive: No

All tenders submitted in reply to a restricted procedure, negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice or competitive dialogue were irregular or unacceptable. Only those tenderers were included in the negotiations which have satisfied the qualitative selection criteria: Yes

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: Not Provided

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: No

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: No

Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive: No

New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: No

Procurement of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market: No

Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms: Not Provided

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: (500 words maximum)
Babcock DSG Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a Contract with Hall & Watts Defence Optics Ltd for the supply of C2A2 Sight Spares.

It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (the ‘Regulations’) (Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC) due to the absence of suitable tenders received in response to a call for competition (reference 2019/S 146-360833) under the ‘restricted’ procedure set out in Regulation 17 of the Regulations.

This notice is for information only and not a request for expressions of interest, so please do not apply to be invited to tender