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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-016116/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Services

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence
Postal address: Building B15, MOD Donnington
Town: Telford
Postal code: TF2 8JT
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: IRM Procurement Repair Team
Email: IRMProcurementRepairTeam@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 Repair, Remanufacture and Maintenance of Chain Gun Control Units and Associated Assemblies

Reference number: IRM23/7647
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 50620000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
Babcock Land Defence Limited, Acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) proposes to negotiate a single source contract with NSAF Limited for the Repair, Remanufacture and Maintenance of Chain Gun Control Units and Associated Assemblies for a period of 7 years. The estimated total contract value is not to exceed £900,000.
Please note, 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 Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency. If you are interested in becoming a
sub-contractor for this requirement, you should apply directly to the supplier named above.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:900000.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Repair, Remanufacture and Maintenance of Chain Gun Control Units and Associated Assemblies, for a period of 7 years,

II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
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:
This notice is not a request for expression of interest, so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the UK MOD is to place a single source contract with the named Supplier.

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: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: IRM23/7647
Title: The Repair, Remanufacture and Maintenance of Chain Gun Control Units and Associated Assemblies

V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2024-04-30
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: NSAF Limited
Postal address: PO Box 7151
Town: Nottingham
Postal code: NG7 2TD
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
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
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Section VI: Complementary informationVI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Ministry of Defence
Postal address: Building B5, MOD Donnington
Town: Telford
Postal code: TF2 8JT
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: IRMProcurementRepairTeam@babcockinternational.com

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2024-05-22

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:
negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice

The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment,study or development under the conditions
stated in the directive(for services and supplies only)
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
absence of competition for technical reasons

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:
In accordance with regulation 4 of the Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no
longer appropriate.
Babcock Land Defence Limited acting as the UK Ministry of Defence’s agent, intends to negotiate a single source Contract with NSAF Ltd for the remanufacture services for the Chain Gun Control Unit (CGCU) currently integrated to various Armoured Vehicle Platforms. It is considered that the contract shall be awarded to NSAF Ltd using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. The contractor has the extensive in-depth knowledge and specific know-how, proprietary information (such as up to date drawings), gun and CGCU specific tooling/test equipment and safety approvals to carry out the required services. NSAF have stated they will not provide any drawing or technical detail to anyone else and therefore another contractor would be required to demonstrate access to safety critical technical information not presently available to MoD, and also be able to provide technical support based on data that cannot be corroborated by any authority and present an intolerable risk that would undermine the Safety ALARP claim for the weapon. Because of this, it is considered that no other contractor can provide these services.
Please note, Babcock Land Defence Limited is acting as agent on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, in the first instance interested parties may contact Babcock with queries relating to this procurement.
Interested parties who have queries regarding the above procurement should contract IRMProcurementRepairTeam@babcockinternational.com