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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-002615/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: Sally-Anne Cox
Email: sally-anne.cox@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: The Repair of Periscopes and Associated Items
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 50630000
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 Qioptiq Limited for The Repair/Supply of Periscopes, Consumable Optronics and Associated Items
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:7905000.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title: Repair of Periscopes and Associated Items
Lot No:1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 50630000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) proposes to negotiate a single source contract with Qioptiq Limited for The Repair of Periscopes, Consumable Optronics and Associated Items, for a 5-year period with 2 x 1 year options, should this be required and subject to supplier satisfactory performance, The Authority reserves the right to add items of a similar nature during its lifetime.

II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:yes
Description of options:
2 x 1 year options, should this be required and subject to supplier satisfactory performance.

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 expressions 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 qualifying Defence contract with the named supplier.

II.2.1) Title: The supply of parts for Periscopes and Associated Items
Lot No:2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 50630000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) proposes to negotiate a single source contract with Qioptiq Limited for The Supply of parts for Periscopes, Consumable Optronics and Associated Items

II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:yes
Description of options:
2 x 1 year options, should this be required and subject to satisfactory supplier performance.

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 expressions 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 qualifying Defence 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: no
IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: IRM17/4768
Lot No: 1
Title: The Repair of Periscopes and Associated Items

V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2021-12-20
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Qioptiq Limited
Postal address: Glascoed Road
Town: St. Asaph
Postal code: LL17 0LL
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: no

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
Contract No: IRM17 4768
Lot No: 2
Title: The Supply of Periscopes and Associated Items

V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2021-12-20
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Qioptiq Limited
Postal address: Glascoed Road
Town: St. Asaph
Postal code: LL17 0LL
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: no

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: Babcock Land Defence Ltd
Postal address: Building B15, MOD Donnington
Town: Telford
Postal code: TF2 8JT
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2022-01-28

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 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)

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 this requirement can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 due to the absence of tenders in response to the previous restricted procedure reference 2020/S 140-345718 in respect of which, no responses were received.