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15192-2020 - Direct award preannouncementSee the notice on TED website 
15192-2020 - Direct award preannouncementUnited Kingdom-Bristol: Armoured military vehicles
OJ S 8/2020 13/01/2020
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Services
Legal Basis:
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
I.1.
Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Other
Official name: Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Other
Postal address: DE&S Land Equipment, no 3157 Cedar 1A, MOD Abbey Wood
Town: Bristol
NUTS code: 00 Other or Not Specified
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Samuel Davies
E-mail: Samuel.Davies198@mod.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 3067982309
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.gov.uk
I.4.
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5.
Main activity
Defence
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1.
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1.
Title
Gen 3 HydroGas Project
II.1.2.
Main CPV code
35410000 Armoured military vehicles
35410000 Armoured military vehicles
II.1.3.
Type of contract
Services
Services
II.1.4.
Short description
The Land Equipment Vehicle Support Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence intends to place a contract with Horstman Defence Systems Limited (“the Contractor”) for the repair and conversion of 60 LH & 60 RH Hydrogas Suspension Units (“Units”) used in connection with the Challenger II platform to Generation III build standard.
II.1.6.
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7.
Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT: 2 000 000,00 GBP
Value excluding VAT: 2 000 000,00 GBP
II.2.
Description
II.2.3.
Place of performance
NUTS code: 00 Other or Not Specified
Main site or place of performance:
Not specified / Other
II.2.4.
Description of the procurement
The Land Equipment Vehicle Support Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence intends to place a contract with Horstman Defence Systems Limited (“the Contractor”) for the repair and conversion of 60 LH and 60 RH Hydrogas Suspension Units (“Units”) used in connection with the Challenger II platform to Generation III build standard.
II.2.5.
Award criteria
Criterion: Criterion 1 10
Criterion: Criterion 1 10
II.2.11.
Information about options
Options: no
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
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14.
Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.
Description
IV.1.1.
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice
Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice
Explanation:
The Land Equipment Vehicle Support Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence intends to place a contract with Horstman Defence Systems Limited (“the Contractor”) for the repair and conversion of 60 LH and 60 RH Hydrogas Suspension Units (“Units”) used in connection with the Challenger II platform to Generation III build standard. It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. This is because only the Contractor, as the Original Equipment Manufacturer for the Units has access to the technical specifications, design and technical information, expertise, knowledge and know-how necessary to repair and convert the Units to Generation III build standard and, as the Units are safety critical to the operation of the platform, the Units must be repaired and converted in accordance with the relevant technical specifications in order to meet operational safety requirements.
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
IV.1.3.
Information about framework agreement
IV.1.8.
Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2.
Administrative information
Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2.
Award of contract/concession
V.2.1.
Date of contract award decision
01/01/2020
01/01/2020
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
Official name: Horstman Defence Systems Limited
Official name: Horstman Defence Systems Limited
Town: Bath
NUTS code: 00 Other or Not Specified
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: information@horstmangroup.com
Telephone: +44 1225423111
The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: yesV.2.4.
Information on value of the contract/lot/concession
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 2 000 000,00 GBP
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 2 000 000,00 GBP
V.2.5.
Information about subcontracting
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-202018-DCB-15786312
VI.4.
Procedures for review
VI.4.1.
Review body
Official name: Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Other
Official name: Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Other
Postal address: DE&S Land Equipment, MOD Abbey Wood, no 3157 Cedar 1A
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: Samuel.Davies198@mod.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 3067982309
VI.5.
Date of dispatch of this notice
08/01/2020
08/01/2020
