Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
Room 2.1.02, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX
UK
Telephone: +44 1412242706
E-mail: elaine.white357@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.contracts.mod.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.contracts.mod.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
www.contracts.mod.uk
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
Provision of Digital Forensic Examination Services
Reference number: 700828372
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71621000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of digital forensic examination services for the Ministry f Defence Police (MDP) Crime Command.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
300 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79720000
71631000
72212710
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
South East (ENGLAND).
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As a result of changes in the requirements for the accreditation of Digital forensic Units (DFU), a decision was made to close the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) Digital examination capability unit.
The examination of seized Digital Media is a key element in over 90 % of MDP Crime Command (CC) investigations.
The submission of digital devices is required to enable professionally accredited analysts to extract and analyse the data contained within and produce it in an intelligence or evidential package.
The majority of communication and trading in today’so world is completed on a digital platform. Digital media is seized during the course of any investigation because it is believed that it contains evidence pertinent to the current investigation. If the device is not subjected to digital forensic analysis then evidence that is located on the device will be missed and will impact on any CPS charging decision and thus be detrimental to the investigation and possible prosecution.
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:
600 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Suppliers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity.
The information and/or documents for this opportunity are available on https://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta You must register on this site to respond, if you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage.
Suppliers must log in, go to your Response Manager and add the following access code: V622XQWZ46. Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you here.
The deadline for submitting your response(so) is 14 August 2020 15.00. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this invite prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents.
If you experience any difficulties please refer to the online frequently asked questions (FAQ's) or the user guides or contact the MOD DCO Helpdesk by emailing — support@contracts.mod.uk or call 0800282324.
Interested suppliers are required to complete the dynamic pre-qualification questionnaire (DPQQ) to provide the authority with information to evaluate the supplier’s capacity and capability against the selection criteria. The authority uses the DPQQ response to create a shortlist of tenderers who:
1) are eligible to participate;
2) fulfil any minimum economic, financial, professional and technical standards; and
3) best meet, in terms of capacity and capability, the selection criteria set out in this notice and the DPQQ.
Further details of the method for choosing the tenderers is set out in the DPQQ.
The authority intends to invite the highest five scoring companies to tender stage, we reserve the right to increase this depending on outcome of DPQQ scoring.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Twelve-month option period (November 2023-October 2022).
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
Restricted 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
14/08/2020
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
31/08/2020
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: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The Cyber Risk level for this requirement is very low (VL)
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
Advertising regime OJEU: this contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk
Suppliers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity.
The information and/or documents for this opportunity are available on http://www.contracts.mod.uk
You must register on this site to respond, if you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage.
Suppliers must log in, go to your Response Manager and add the following access code: V622XQWZ46.
Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you here.
The deadline for submitting your response(s) is detailed within this contract notice, you will also have visibility of the deadline date, once you have added the access code via DCO as the opening and closing date is visible within the opportunity.
Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this opportunity prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents.
If you experience any difficulties please refer to the online frequently asked questions (FAQ's) or the user guides or contact the MOD DCO Helpdesk by emailing support@contracts.mod.uk or Telephone 0800282324.
Go reference: GO-2020714-DCB-16843654
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
Glasgow
UK
Telephone: +44 1412242706
E-mail: elaine.white357@mod.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
Glasgow
UK
Telephone: +44 1412242706
E-mail: elaine.white357@mod.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
Glasgow
UK
Telephone: +44 1412242706
E-mail: elaine.white357@mod.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/07/2020