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Provision and Support of Tyre Bead Breaker Replacement Project F03 CAN

Ministry of Defence · compiled

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Opportunity overview

Contract 711534451, 'Provision and Support of Tyre Bead Breaker Replacement Project', has been awarded to Bauer Inc for the term of 3 years with no further contracted option years, commencing 27 May 2025

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Bauer Inc

No match
Contract value
£133.1k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 May 2025
Award ID
022319-2025-711534451-1
Status
active
Location
Bristol CONNECTICUT, US, CT 06010, United States

Classification

  • CPV34000000 — Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Lots

  • Contract 711534451, 'Provision and Support of Tyre Bead Breaker Replacement Project', has been awarded to Bauer Inc to supply and support Qty 1 Tyre Bead Breaker to RAF Brize Norton, servicing the C17 Aircraft fleet. The contract includes two further options to procure Qty 1 Tyre Bead Breakers for RAF Coningsby and Qty 1 Tyre Bead Breaker for RAF Waddington, subject to trails on additional aircraft platforms.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
711534451
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, due to an absence of suitable tenders. Bauer can provide a technical solution that is compliant with all of the key user requirements and furthermore is the same solution used on the C17 Platform and therefore appropriate for direct award, after absence of any technically compliant bids. It is for the reasons listed above that Bauer are considered the only operator able to meet the technical requirements of the contract.

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
II.1.7

New Value

Text
381,400.00

Old Value

Text
133,134.00
Entry 2

Where

Section
V.2.4

New Value

Text
381,400.00

Old Value

Text
133,134.00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
34000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
Contract 711534451, 'Provision and Support of Tyre Bead Breaker Replacement Project', has been awarded to Bauer Inc to supply and support Qty 1 Tyre Bead Breaker to RAF Brize Norton, servicing the C17 Aircraft fleet. The contract includes two further options to procure Qty 1 Tyre Bead Breakers for RAF Coningsby and Qty 1 Tyre Bead Breaker for RAF Waddington, subject to trails on additional aircraft platforms.

Options

Description
OPTION 1: Procurement and support of Qty 1 Tyre Bead Breaker for RAF Coningsby OPTION 2: Procurement and support of Qty 1 Tyre Bead Breaker for RAF Waddington

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-11483
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Bristol
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
BS34 8JH

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
02
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Defence

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Defence

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-148353
Name
Bauer Inc

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
US
Locality
Bristol CONNECTICUT
Postal Code
CT 06010
Country Name
United States
Street Address
175 Century Drive

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Bauer Inc
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-148354
Name
Commodities Team, Logistic Services and Commodities

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Commodities Team, Logistic Services and Commodities
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-12610
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Defence

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
022319-2025-711534451-1
Title
Provision and Support of Tyre Bead Breaker Replacement Project
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-148353
Name
Bauer Inc

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
022319-2025-711534451-1
Title
Provision and Support of Tyre Bead Breaker Replacement Project
Status
active
Award ID
022319-2025-711534451-1
Date Signed
15 May 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
133,134
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UK · BS34 8JH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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