CONTRACT NOTICE FOR CONTRACTS IN THE FIELD OF DEFENCE AND SECURITY

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2)

Type of supplies contract

	Purchase
	Rent
	Lease
	Hire-purchase
	Combination of these

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

II.1.3)

Information on framework agreement

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

	Framework agreement with a single operators
	Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds seven years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Soldier Systems Framework Contract (“the Contract”) is for the provision of a selection of ‘On the Man’ equipment, including both Commercially Off The Shelf (COTS) and Military Off The Shelf (MOTS) items.

The Contract will be a multi-supplier framework, utilised by Strategic Command for training and operational purposes and consist of five (5) Lots:

LOT 1. General Clothing

LOT 2. Outdoor Equipment and Clothing

LOT 3. Load Carriage

LOT 4. Medical Training Equipment

LOT 5. Maintenance Material and Equipment

Further details of each Lot can be found at Annex B of the PQQ Guidance Document (ref. 705925450_Solider_Systems_Framework_Contract_PQQ_Guidance).

Goods will be procured within the appropriate Lot through mini-competitions with a minimum threshold of £12,000.

Suppliers are invited to bid for one (1), more or all Lots.

The initial contract duration will be for a period of four (4) years, with a Limit of Liability (LOL) of £18,383,586.60. With a further three (3) single (1) year extension options.

Specific regulation and standard requirements will be provided as part of the ITT.

This procurement activity is within scope of Defence & Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR 2011), as this relates to the provision of goods used for military purposes. Furthermore, this procurement is operating under the Restricted Procedure.

The Soldier Systems requirement has been assessed and the security classification is confirmed as OFFICIAL SENSITIVE. A Contract award is expected in Q1 of 2024.

The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is Not Applicable (RAR: 990716859).

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Information about subcontracting

	The tenderer has to indicate in the tender any share of the contract it may intend to subcontract to third parties and any proposed subcontractor, as well as the subject-matter of the subcontracts for which they are proposed.
	The tenderer has to indicate any change occurring at the level of subcontractors during the execution of the contract.
	The contracting authority/entity may oblige the successful tenderer to award all or certain subcontracts through the procedure set out in Title III of Directive 2009/81/EC.
	The successful tenderer is obliged to specify which part or parts of the contract it intends to subcontract beyond the required percentage and to indicate the subcontractors already identified.
	The successful tenderer is obliged to subcontract the following share of the contract through the procedure set out in Title III of Directive 2009/81/EC: minimum percentage: (%), maximum percentage: (%) of the value of the contract. (The maximum percentage may not exceed 30% of the value of the contract)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Information about options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

II.2.3)

Information about renewals

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)

- Browse to the eSourcing Portal

- Click the “Click here to register” link

- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”

- Enter your correct business and user details

- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete

- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the tender

- Login to the portal with the username/password

- Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)

- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.

- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.

- This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)

- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box

3. Responding to the tender

- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)

- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification

- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ

- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)

- Browse to the eSourcing Portal

- Click the “Click here to register” link

- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”

- Enter your correct business and user details

- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete

- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the tender

- Login to the portal with the username/password

- Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)

- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.

- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.

- This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)

- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box

3. Responding to the tender

- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)

- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification

- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ

- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial standing

III.2.3)

Technical and/or professional capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

	The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
	The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of Procedure

	Restricted
	Accelerated restricted
	Negotiated
	Accelerated negotiated
	Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

705925450

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

	Prior Information Notice
	Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

Section VI: Complimentary Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.

Link to DSP Opportunity and DPQQ here:

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

1.1. Clothing

1.1.1. Jackets

1.1.2. Trousers

1.1.3. Shirts

1.2. Headwear

1.2.1. Baseball cap

1.2.2. Beanie Hat

1.2.3. Flat Caps

1.2.4. Military Short Brimmed Jungle hat

1.2.5. Balaclavas

1.3. Footwear

1.3.1. Shoes

1.3.2. Boots

1.4. Eyewear

1.4.1. Military eyewear

1.4.2. Civilian eyewear

1.5. Gloves

1.5.1. Military pattern gloves

1.5.2. Civilian pattern gloves

1.6. Crye Clothing

1.7. A9E Equatorial Clothing

1.8. TAIGA

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The Solider System Framework Contract will be a multi-supplier framework, utilised by Strategic Command for training and operational purposes. The total Limit of Liability of this Framework Contract is £32,171,276.70 (inclusive of Options) and covers all Lots (1-5).

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

2.1. Clothing

2.1.1 Jackets

2.1.2 Trousers

2.1.3 Shirts

2.1.4 T-shirts

2.2. Safety Helmets

2.2.1 Industrial helmet

2.2.2. Climbing helmet

2.3. Carabiners

2.4. Ropes

2.5. Footwear

2.6. Gloves

2.7. Multi Tools

2.8. Sleeping Bags

2.9. Navigation Aids

2.10 Power Monkeys

2.11. Headtorches

2.12. Stoves

2.13. Watches

2.14. Wind Meters

2.15. Air Balloons

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The Solider System Framework Contract will be a multi-supplier framework, utilised by Strategic Command for training and operational purposes. The total Limit of Liability of this Framework Contract is £32,171,276.70 (inclusive of Options) and covers all Lots (1-5).

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

3.1. All Load Carriage

3.1.1. Chest Rigs

3.1.2. Belts

3.1.3. Bags

3.2. Transportation Boxes

3.3. Body Armour Carriers

3.4. Weapon Bag

3.5. Weapon Sling

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The Solider System Framework Contract will be a multi-supplier framework, utilised by Strategic Command for training and operational purposes. The total Limit of Liability of this Framework Contract is £32,171,276.70 (inclusive of Options) and covers all Lots (1-5).

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

4.1. Medical supplies

4.2. Medical Response Clothing

4.3. Medical Training Equipment

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

[15:25] Stephens, Elizabeth Miss (Def Comrcl DCGP-21B-23)

The Solider System Framework Contract will be a multi-supplier framework, utilised by Strategic Command for training and operational purposes. The total Limit of Liability of this Framework Contract is £32,171,276.70 (inclusive of Options) and covers all Lots (1-5).

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

5.1. Cerakote paint

5.2. Parker Hale Cleaning Accessories

5.3. Bore Cam

5.4. Ultrasonic Baths

5.5. Ripcord 5.56mm

5.6. Ripcord 7.62mm

5.7. Cleaning Kit System

5.8. BONE Tool 5.56mm

5.9. BONE Tool 7.62mm

5.10. Suppressor Cleaning Systems

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The Solider System Framework Contract will be a multi-supplier framework, utilised by Strategic Command for training and operational purposes. The total Limit of Liability of this Framework Contract is £32,171,276.70 (inclusive of Options) and covers all Lots (1-5).

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.