Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Building B15, MoD Donnington
Telford
TF2 8JT
UK
E-mail: dorota.bilinska-powroznik@babcockinternational.com
NUTS: UKG21
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.babcockinternational.com
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
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
IRM21/7585 The Supply of Expeditionary Protective Structures and Spares
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45216129
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Babcock Land Defence Limited - acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence ("the Authority") - has under consideration a 3-Year Framework Agreement for The Supply of Expeditionary Protective Structures & Spares. This requirement will be split in to 2 lots and the intention is to award 2 x Single Operator Frameworks.
Lot 1 – Expeditionary Barriers
148 NSNs - Estimated value £2.22M
Lot 2 – Accommodation
24 NSNs - Estimated value £0.78M
All items within the scope of requirement are codified to NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs). Tenderers shall be provided with NATO Stock Numbers and shall be informed of any required applicable compliance standards.
Tenderers shall be expected to provide items which comply with the requirements of CSIS (the Codification Support Information Systems maintained by the United Kingdom National Codification Bureau). The Contract(s) will be awarded to the Tenderer(s) who provide the most economically advantageous tenders based on the basket of goods provided in Annex A to Schedule 2 – Price List and responses to the Social Values questions and provide a compliant Quality Plan. The resulting contract shall contain a set of Key Performance Indicators to measure performance in areas such as delivery and quality and shall include remedies for poor performance.
Babcock Land Defence Limited reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award.
Expressions of interest to participate in this requirement are to be submitted on Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) by completing the PQQ. The PQQ shall be assessed on DSP using the selection criteria given within the PQQ and within each question.
Only those suppliers who provide all mandatory information, and are not subject to a
mandatory exclusion, will be invited to tender.
In accordance with the Government's transparency agenda, the Authority shall publish the Tender and Contract documents online. Prospective contractors are required to hold Quality Management System certification to ISO 9001:2015 or suitable alternative, with the appropriate scope to deliver contract requirements, issued by a Nationally Accredited Certification Body. You will be required to provide a copy of the certificate(s) as directed by any Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ) or Invitation to Tender (ITT) associated with this Notice, and in any event, the winning supplier will be
required to provide it for review prior to contract award. Further guidance shall be provided with the ITT. Only those suppliers who provide all mandatory information, and are not subject to a
mandatory exclusion, will be invited to tender.
No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement or contract indeed there is no guarantee that any framework agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc. will be paid if a tender or resulting framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason.
Bidders should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.
Risk Assessment Ref: RAR-619201794
Cyber Risk Profile: N/A
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
3 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Expeditionary Barriers
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45216129
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG21
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
148 NSNs
All items within the scope of this procurement are codified to NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs). All items must be supplied compliant to the information available on CSIS.
Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award.
Provided below are some examples of the types of items that may form part of this lot. The Authority reserve
the right to remove any of these example NSNs from the tender, as the finalised list of NSNs will be made available at the ITT stage. You can find additional information on these NSNs on the CSIS database (http://www.ncb.mod.uk).
4020994142165 FIBER ROPE ASSEMBLY,SING
4720998133656 HOSE,AIR DUCT
5180995518803 TOOL KIT,PREFAB BUILDING
5305993712128 SCREW,WOOD
5305994819987 M/C SCREW & NUT 7 WSHR..
5340999584769 BUNKER BEAM,STRUCTURAL
5440993028136 COUPLER,SCAFFOLDING
5670991521288 FLITCH PLATE
5670992485185 KIT,JOINING
8340993769392 POLE,TENT
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:
2 220 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Accommodation
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45216129
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG21
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
24 NSNs
All items within the scope of this procurement are codified to NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs). All items must be supplied compliant to the information available on CSIS.
Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award.
Provided below are some examples of the types of items that may form part of this lot. The Authority reserve the right to remove any of these example NSNs from the tender, as the finalised list of NSNs will be made available at the ITT stage.
You can find additional information on these NSNs on the CSIS database (http://www.ncb.mod.uk).
5670992429574 GABION BASKET
5680990019395 WALL,PROTECTIVE,RAPID AS
5680990019396 GABION BASKET MIL 1G
5680990019401 WALL,PROTECTIVE,RAPID AS
5680991531977 WALL,PROTECTIVE
5680991690183 GABION BASKET MIL 7B
5680993910852 WALL PRTCTV,RAPID,ASSY
5680995173281 GABION BASKET MIL 8G
5680995635949 GABION BASKET MIL 9B
5680998357866 WALL,PROTECT,RAPID ASSY
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:
780 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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 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:
02/10/2023
Local time: 16:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Babcock Land Defence Limited
Building B15, MoD Donnington
Telford
TF2 8JT
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/09/2023