IRM19/7216 — Repair and Provision of Output Specifications for Heavy Platform Gas Charging Equipment

Concepts

• telford
• military vehicles
• provision of output specifications
• heavy platform gas charging equipment
• portable universal nitrogen charging kit
• heavy platform gas
• gas
• equipment
• repair and maintenance
• repair

Location

Telford and Wrekin

Description

Repair and provision of output specifications for heavy platform gas charging equipment.

Total Quantity or Scope

Repair and provision of output specifications for heavy platform gas charging equipment Scope: 9AHY 4940998318118 Portable Universal Nitrogen Charging Kit (PUNCK) 9MBT5 4940995493961 gas charging kit Duration: 5 years plus 2 x 1 option years Estimated quantities (5 years excluding option years): PUNCK - Qty 70 Gas charging kit — Qty 10 Estimated quantities (5 years including 2 x 1 option years(7)): PUNCK — Qty 98 Gas charging kit — Qty 14.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

2 x 1 option years.

CPV Codes

• 50630000 - Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles

Indicators

• Options are available.

Legal Justification

Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a single source contract with Horstman Defence Systems Ltd for repair and provision of output specifications for heavy platform gas charging equipment. Babcock intends to place a five (5)-year contract which will include two (2) one (1) year extension options; making a maximum potential contract duration of seven (7) years. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 (Article 28(1)(e) of the Directive 2009/81/EC) for technical reasons. Horstman are the original equipment manufacturer (‘OEM’) for spares, components and testing necessary to effect repairs of the gas charging kit and the portable universal nitrogen charging kit (PUNCK). As the original equipment designer and manufacturer of these gas charging kits only Horstman have the technical information and data necessary to perform the requirement without introducing an unacceptable level of risk to operational safety in accordance with the PSSR 2000 Regulations and MOD operational requirements. This notice is not for expressions of interest, therefore please do not apply to be invited to tender. The notice advises that the authority has decided to negotiate a contract directly with Horstman Defence Systems Ltd on a single source basis and is published for reasons of transparency only.

Other 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. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications Advertising Regime OJEU: this contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.dcocontracts.mod.uk Cyber Risk Reference: RAR-AS7B4N9W Go reference: GO-2021311-DCB-17913072