Awarded contract

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Details

Buyer: Ministry of Defence
Supplier(s): Horstman Defence Systems Limited
Value: £5,100,000
Topic: Engines and engine parts for military vehicles
Published: 13 March 2024
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent for the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to negotiate a contract using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 to Horstman Defence Systems Ltd on the basis that, for technical reasons, the Contract can only be awarded to Horstman Defence Systems Ltd. Horstman Defence Systems Ltd, in its capacity as Design Authority, are the sole distributor of certain suspension components and associated items on the AS90, Bulldog, CR2 and Warrior and will only supply to the UK Ministry of Defence. They own the rights to the technical specifications required to undertake the manufacture, testing and supply. Horstman have stated that they are not willing to share this knowledge/expertise with any third party, including the UK Ministry of Defence. Without access to this, the UK Ministry of Defence is not in a position to be able to identify the exact technical requirements for the material or manufacture and as a result, Horstman Defence Systems Ltd are only able to fulfil this Contract.

Timeline

Completed: Award date26 February 2024
Completed: Award published13 March 2024
Current notice

About the buyer

The Ministry of Defence is a ministerial department that runs its acquisition and procurement activity through a dedicated commercial function, led by the Director Commercial. Defence Equipment & Support buys, supports and supplies equipment such as jets, warships and armoured vehicles for the armed forces. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation plans, builds and maintains the defence estate separately from equipment procurement. Suppliers can register on the Defence Sourcing Portal, the department's end-to-end eProcurement system for contract opportunities. Many purchasing agreements sit on the MOD Framework Library, its central list of framework routes to market.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Ministry of Defence's contract awards have been in IT services, architectural and engineering services and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

35421100 · Engines and engine parts for military vehicles

Decision makers

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov
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Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov
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