The Repair of Optronic Assemblies / Line Replacement Units (LRUs), Swarmlite and Protector Remote Weapon Systems (RWS)

A Contract Award Notice
by MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Framework (Services)
Duration: not specified
Value: £15M

Sector: DEFENCE
Published: 23 Nov 2022
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

MOD Telford

1 supplier

Thales Glasgow

Description

Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as agent on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence, has a requirement to place a 5 year Framework Agreement with the possibility 2 x 1 year options for the repair and maintenance of line replacement units and Swarmlite Remote Weapon Station covering the Challenger 2 and T2 platforms. Equipment to be covered but not limited to: 1240993402363 5998991260415 5998993015947 5855998655573 5855996627918 5855991558339 5998995003435 5998997017992 2590999884199 3010998159786 5998997654891 1005251602703 2590998311871 2540992924928 1240995353518

Total Quantity or Scope

Babcock Land Defence Limted, acting on behalf of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, intends to place a 5 year contract with a further 2 x 1 option years with Thales UK Ltd for repair and maintenance of Thales Line Replacement Units and repair of Swarmlite Remote Weapon Station covering the Challenger 2 and Titan and Trojan platforms.

Award Detail

1	Thales (Glasgow) The Repair of Optronic Assemblies / Line Replacement Units (LRUs), Swarmlite and Protector Remote Weapon Systems (RWS) Reference: 033285-2022-irm19/7214-1 Value: £15,000,000

Renewal Options

2 x 1 year options

Award Criteria

Lowest price

CPV Codes

50630000 - Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles

Indicators

Options are available.

Legal Justification

It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure, without prior publication 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 the following technical reasons: 1) Thales UK Ltd are the Design Organisation (DO) for the LRUs and have extensive and in depth knowledge of these items with access to original underlying technical drawings/information and technical specifications, data and knowledge which are required to provide the repair and maintenance services required by the contract; 2) Without access to such design drawings/information and technical specifications, data and knowledge, the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence is not in a position to be able to identify the exact technical requirements (including the original equipment manufacturer standards) which are required to ensure the proper operation, safety and suitability of the requirement; and 3) As a result, Thales UK Ltd are currently the only company with the technical expertise and know-how to undertake the services covered by the scope of this contract. 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.