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Type of document: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2020/S 184-445487/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Babcock Land Defence Ltd
Postal address: Building B15, MOD Donnington
Town: Telford
Postal code: TF2 8JT
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Mrs Kelly Harcourt
Telephone: +44 1952967330
Email: kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Internet address(es):
Main address:

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: The Supply of C2A2 Sight Spares and Associated Items
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 38600000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Optical Instruments. Babcock DSG Ltd, which is acting as the agent for the UK Ministry of Defence known as the authority, is considering a 2-year contract with 3 x 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
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:2000000
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
Optical Instruments. Babcock DSG Ltd, which is acting as the agent for the UK Ministry of Defence known as the authority, is considering a 2-year contract with 3 x 1 year options as a framework agreement with a single operator to supply spares and associated items for the C2A2 Sight Unit.

II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:yes
Description of options:
3 x 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
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.1.3) Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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 the OJ S:2020/S 038-091244

Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: IRM18/6080
Title: The Supply of C2A2 Sight Spares and Associated Items

V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2020-09-08
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Hall and Watts Defence Optics
Postal address: Unit A3 Merlin Centre, Acrewood Way
Town: St Albans
Postal code: AL4 0JY
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1727791200
Email: sales@hallwatts.co.uk
Nuts code: UKG21
Internet address:
The contractor is an SME: yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
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-2020917-DCB-17091111
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG)
Postal address: Babcock Land Defence Ltd, Building B15, MOD Donnington
Town: Telford
Postal code: TF2 8JT
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1952967330
E-mail: kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Internet address:

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG)
Postal address: Babcock Land Defence Ltd, Building B15, MOD Donnington
Town: Telford
Postal code: TF2 8JT
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1952967330
E-mail: kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Internet address:

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG)
Postal address: Babcock Land Defence Ltd, Building B15, MOD Donnington
Town: Telford
Postal code: TF2 8JT
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1952967330
E-mail: kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com
Internet address:

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

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
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

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 agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a Contract with Hall and 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.