Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) Project Team
MOD Abbey Wood, #7001
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Contact person: Phil Ralls
Telephone: +44 7950866721
E-mail: phil.ralls102@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF16
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.contracts.mod.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://www.contracts.mod.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
The Provision of Spares for the Grob Viking TMk1 Glider Aircraft
Reference number: 700427371
II.1.2) Main CPV code
34731000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of spares including, type specific aircraft parts, general aircraft spares, launch consumables, and other consumables for use on and associated with the Grob Viking TMk1 glider aircraft from 1 October 2020 until 31 March 2022, with two six-month options for a potential contract to run until 31 March 2023.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 250 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF16
Main site or place of performance:
South Nottinghamshire.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of spares including, type specific aircraft parts, general aircraft spares, launch consumables, and other consumables for use on and associated with the Grob Viking TMk1 glider aircraft, to be delivered to RAF Syerston. Contract will be a framework for articles to be ordered to meet the spares provision requirement from 1 October 2020 to the 31 March 2022, with 2 options to extend for 6 months each, bringing the maximum duration of the contract up to 2.5 years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 250 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/10/2020
End:
31/03/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial contract is for 1.5 years. However, the contract will contain 2 options to extend the framework for 6 months each, to potentially extend the contract to 2.5 years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 119-290682
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
10/08/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
20/08/2020
Local time: 10:00
Place:
Virtual Tender Board.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
A virtual tender board will be conducted on a system called AWARD. Tenderers will need to request login details be the date and time indicated at IV.2.2) above to allow for their tender data room to be set up.
Tenders will be virtually opened by an independent commercial officer at the time and date specified at IV.2.7) before being passed onto the evaluation team.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic
operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.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
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) Project Team
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Telephone: +44 7866119618
E-mail: Jim.Laver368@mod.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/07/2020