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OCID:
Published by:: Unknown
Authority ID:: AA47308
Publication date:: 03 May 2019
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: Contract Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE FOR CONTRACTS IN THE FIELD OF DEFENCE AND SECURITY

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

Official Name: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Maritime Combat Systems (MCS) Team
Postal Address: MOD Abbey Wood, NH3 #3133, Birch 1A
Town: Bristol	Postal Code: BS34 8JH	Country: UK
Contact Point: Richard Bell For the attention of:	Telephone: +44 3067938219
E-Mail: Richard.Bell126@mod.gov.uk	Fax:
General Address of the contracting authority (URL) https://des.mod.uk/ Address of the Buyers Profile (URL)

Further information can be obtained at:	As in above mentioned contact point(s) Other: Please complete Annex A.I
Specifications and further documents can be obtained at:	As in above mentioned contact point(s) Other: Please complete Annex A.II
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:	As in above mentioned contact point(s) Other: Please complete Annex A.III

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

	Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
	National or federal agency/Office
	Regional or local Authority
	Regional or local Agency/Office
	Body governed by public law
	European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

	General public services
	Defence
	Public order and safety
	Environment
	Economic and financial affairs
	Health
	Housing and community amenities
	Social protection
	Recreation, culture and religion
	Education

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

UEW/016: Asset Availability Service for Seafox Mine Disposal System

II.1.2)

Type of service contract

Service category 3

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

Bristol, City of.

NUTS Code UKK11

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)

Unmanned underwater vehicles. To replace the existing contract for the provision and support of the Seafox Mine Disposal System (MDS). On expiry, through competition, and place a new contract to satisfy the Authority’s requirements for an asset availability service of Seafox MDS for a duration of up to 5 years.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	35512400
Additional objects

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

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

UEW/016: asset availability service support of Seafox Mine Disposal System.

1) Summary of strategy.

The underwater electronic warfare delivery team which forms part of maritime combat systems within defence equipment and support is considering negotiating a contract for the provision and support of the Seafox Mine Disposal System (MDS).

The Authority is currently contracted with a single Contractor to fulfil the enduring support solution for the Seafox MDS in both the UK and in support of operations overseas.

The strategy is to replace the existing contract on expiry, through competition, and place a new contract to satisfy the Authority’s requirements for an asset availability serviceof Seafox MDS for a duration of up to 5 years. Support of the Seafox capability requires a licence from Atlas Elektronik GmbH, who are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for Seafox MDS to undertake the full scope of work within the UK. Potential tenders must demonstrate that they will hold the relevant licence, issued from the OEM for the unrestricted use for the full duration of the contracting period.

2) Summary of requirements/description of work and scope.

The requirement under UEW/016 is for an asset availability service style contract for the in-service support of Seafox MDS. The Seafox MDS includes:

(a) training vehicles.;

(b) inspection vehicles;

The asset availability service of Seafox MDS shall include:

(a) maintenance of Seafox stores to meet equipment availability targets;

(b) supply chain management;

(d) project management;

(e) quality management;

(f) risk management;

(g) software management;

(h) safety and environmental management;

(i) configuration management;

(j) reference equipment management;

(k) maintenance management;

(l) spares provisioning and repair process management;

(m) technical support;

(n) reporting;

(o) continuous improvement;

(p) a costed option to include a synthetic trainer;

(q) a costed option to include level 2 maintainer course;

(r) a costed option to include the purchase of additional training vehicles.

The contractor may identify opportunities to implement technical/capability improvements to the Seafox MDS. This may include improvements to the operation of the Seafox capability, serviceability and interoperability with other nations’ Equipments (Seafox MDS). Tenders may identify opportunities for improvments to the Seafox MDS as part of their proposals.

The contract duration shall be for 2-years with the option to extend in 1-year increments up to a maximum of 5-years. The expected total value of this requirement, including options and supply chain activity is 25 000 000 GBP excluding VAT.

3) Process.

Contractors interested in this requirement should complete the Dynamic Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire (DPQQ) linked to this advertisement.

A maximum of 6 suppliers will be invited to tender, these shall be those suppliers who have provided the 6 highest scoring compliant DPQQs.

Full details of the requirement will be released with the invitation to negotiate.

The requirement is classified up to official sensitive.

Following an initial tender evaluation, the 3 highest scoring tenders will be invited to negotiate. Tenders will then be requested to revise and confirm their proposals to address issues discussed at negotiation. Full details of the tender evaluation will be issued with the ITN.

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: 5X3T83N5MF. Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you here.

The deadline for submitting your response(s) is 31.5.2019 12:00 BST. 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 0800 282 324.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 25 000 000
Currency: GBP

II.2.2)

Information about options

A costed option to include a synthetic trainer.

A costed option to include Level 2 maintainer course.

A costed option to include the purchase of additional training vehicles.

The contract duration shall be for 2-years with the option to extend in 1-year increments up to a maximum of 5-years.

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

II.2.3)

Information about renewals

Number of possible renewals:
In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts:

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation

Criteria regarding the personal situation of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 39(1) of Directive 2009/81/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 39(2) of Directive 2009/81/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the DSPCR 2011) to the decision of whether a candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.

A full list of the Regulation 23(1) and 23(2) criteria are at http://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#dspr

Candidates will be required to sign a declaration confirming whether they do or do not have any of the listed criteria as part of the pre-qualification process.

Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 39(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest (including defence and security factors) for doing so.

Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 39(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.

Criteria regarding the personal situation of subcontractors (that may lead to their rejection) including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers (if applicable)
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

III.2.2)

Economic and financial standing

Criteria regarding the economic and financial standing of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion)
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

(a) appropriate statements from the economic operator's bankers or where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;

(b) the presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;

(i) the overall turnover of the business of the economic operator; and

(ii) where appropriate, the turnover in respect of the work, works, goods or services which are of a similar type to the subject matter of the contract.

Further information found in DPQQ Guidance Document.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

Criteria regarding the economic and financial standing of subcontractors (that may lead to their rejection) (if applicable)
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

Further information found in DPQQ Guidance Document.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

III.2.3)

Technical and/or professional capacity

Criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion)
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

(a) in the case of a supply contract requiring the siting or installation of goods, a services contract or a works contract, the economic operator's technical ability, taking into account in particular that economic operator's skills, efficiency, experience and reliability;

(d) a statement of the technicians or technical services available to the economic operator to:

(i) carry out the work under the contract; or

(ii) be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract, particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the economic operator;

(e) a statement of the economic operator's:

(i) technical facilities;

(ii) measures for ensuring quality;

(iii) study and research facilities; and

(iv) internal rules regarding intellectual property.

(h) the environmental management measures, that the economic operator is able to apply when performing the contract, but only where it is necessary for the performance of that contract;

(j) a description of the tools, material, technical equipment, staff numbers, know-how and sources of supply (with an indication of their geographical location when it is outside the territory of the EU) available to the economic operator to perform the contract, cope with any additional needs required by the Contracting Authority as a result of a crisis or carry out the maintenance, modernisation or adaptation of the goods covered by the contract;

(l) certification by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence, attesting that the goods to be purchased or hired under the contract conform to standards and technical specifications (within the meaning of regulation 12(1)) identified by the Contracting Authority;

(m) in the case of contracts involving, entailing or containing classified information, evidence of the ability to process, store and transmit such information at the level of protection required by the Contracting Authority;

(n) a certificate:

(i) attesting conformity to quality management systems standards based on the relevant European standard; and

(ii) from an independent accredited body established in any member State conforming to the European standards concerning accreditation and certification;

(o) any other evidence of conformity to quality management systems standards which are equivalent to the standards referred to in sub-paragraph (n)(i).

Further information found in DPQQ Guidance Document.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

Criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of subcontractors (that may lead to their rejection) (if applicable)
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

Further information found in DPQQ Guidance Document.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

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

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for the execution of the service?

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

Envisaged minimum number 2 and maximum number 6

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

A maximum of 6 suppliers will be invited to tender, these shall be those suppliers who have provided the 6 highest scoring compliant DPQQs.

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.2)

Award Criteria

A) Lowest Price No

B) The most economically advantageous tender in terms of:

B1) Criteria as stated in contract documents: Yes

B2) Criteria as stated below: No

Criteria

Weighting

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

UEW/016

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

Obtainable until

Price (where applicable) Currency:

Terms and method of payment:

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for requests to participate

31-05-2019 12:00

IV.3.5)

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

Estimated date

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?

No

If yes, indicate the project/programme and any useful reference

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

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 GO Reference: GO-2019430-DCB-14849787

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Official Name: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Maritime Combat Systems (MCS) Team
Postal Address:
Town: Bristol	Postal Code: BS34 8JH	Country: UK
E-Mail: Richard.Bell126@mod.gov.uk	Telephone: +44 3067938219
Internet address (URL):	Fax:

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Official Name: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Maritime Combat Systems (MCS) Team
Postal Address:
Town: Bristol	Postal Code:	Country: UK
E-Mail: Richard.Bell126@mod.gov.uk	Telephone: +44 3067938219
Internet address (URL):	Fax:

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

Official Name: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Maritime Combat Systems (MCS) Team
Postal Address:
Town: Bristol	Postal Code:	Country: UK
E-Mail: Richard.Bell126@mod.gov.uk	Telephone: +44 3067938219
Internet address (URL):	Fax:

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

30-04-2019

SF 37

Coding

Commodity categories

ID	Title	Parent category
35512400	Unmanned underwater vehicles	Submarines

Delivery locations

ID	Description
100	UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID	Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:: N/a
Admin contact:: N/a
Technical contact:: N/a
Other contact:: N/a

Further information

Date	Details
No further information has been uploaded.

UEW/016: Asset Availability Service for Seafox Mine Disposal System

Contents

Summary

Abstract

Full notice text

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 service contract

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

II.1.3)

Information on framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

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)

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Information about subcontracting

II.1.8)

Division into 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

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation

III.2.2)

Economic and financial standing

III.2.3)

Technical and/or professional capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for the execution of the service?

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of Procedure

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

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

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