Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-026517/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: Ministry of Defence
Postal address: ACDT, MOD Abbey Wood, #1027 NH1 Walnut 3C
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Email: tansie.congdon100@mod.gov.uk
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: 704648450 F15 VTN
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 34731800
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, due to an absence of suitable tenders. Bauer can provide a technical solution that is compliant with all of the key user requirements and furthermore is the same solution used on the C17 Platform and therefore appropriate for direct award, after absence of any technically compliant bids.
It is for the reasons listed above that Bauer are considered the only operator able to meet the technical requirements of the contract.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:500000.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 34731800
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
One-off Purchase of Aircraft tyre bead breaker for C17, with two options to purchase 2 further bead breakers, subject to trails
II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:yes
Description of options:
Two Options to purchase two further Bead breakers, one-off per option
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: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: 704648450
Title: Bead Breaker
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2024-08-19
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Bauer Inc
Postal address: 175 Century Drive
Town: Bristol, Connecticut
Postal code: 06010
Country: United States
Nuts code:
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: Air Commodities
Postal address: MoD Abbey Wood
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2024-08-20
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)
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
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:
It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, due to an absence of suitable tenders. Bauer can provide a technical solution that is compliant with all of the key user requirements and furthermore is the same solution used on the C17 Platform and therefore appropriate for direct award, after absence of any technically compliant bids.
It is for the reasons listed above that Bauer are considered the only operator able to meet the technical requirements of the contract.