Opportunity

MSS/101: Waste Management Equipment Support

  • Ministry of Defence, Ships, Other

F17: Contract notice for contracts in the field of defence and security

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-000856

Published 15 January 2021, 12:32pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Ministry of Defence, Ships, Other

MOD Abbey Wood South, Birch 3c, #3331

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Contact

Daniel Orchard

Email(s)

Daniel.Orchard101@mod.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3001638732

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

General address of the contracting authority/entity

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-equipment-and-support

Further information

Further information can be obtained from the above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from

The above-mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to

The above-mentioned contact point(s)

one.2) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

one.3) Main activity

Defence

one.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities:

No


Section two: Object of the contract

two.1) Description

two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

MSS/101: Waste Management Equipment Support

two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services

Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services

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

Bristol, City of

NUTS code

  • UKK11 - Bristol, City of

two.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment. Marine equipment. The Marine Systems Support team within Defence Equipment and Support, which is part of the UK Ministry of Defence, is looking for a supplier for the provision of spares, repairs and post design & technical services for the following Waste Management Equipment Master Equipment Groupings aboard in-service Royal Navy surface ships and submarines:

a. Garbage Processing Plant, Plastic Processing Plant

b. Shredder/Compactor

c. Sewage Treatment/Holding Plants

d. Membrane Bio-Reactor (MBR)

e. Oily Water Separator

The Contract will be awarded in accordance with the Defence and Security Public Contracting Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 as applicable.

Interested bidders are invited to provide a response to the Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for this requirement.

two.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 50240000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment

Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34930000 - Marine equipment
    • DA44 - Spare parts

two.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

two.1.8) Lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.9) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

two.2.1) Total quantity or scope

One (1) contract will be awarded to cover the scope of the requirement.

Estimated value excluding VAT:

£35,000,000

two.2.2) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of these options: The contract will include two (2) options:

- To increase the number of Astute-class Submarines supported by MSS/101 from three (3) to seven (7); and

- To add the waste management equipment fitted on Type 45 Destroyers and Queen Elizabeth-class Aircraft Carriers (and any associated Master Equipment Groupings) to the scope of MSS/101.

Further detail on this shall be included within the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN).

two.2.3) Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions relating to the contract

three.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required

A Bank Guarantee may be required.

three.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

Payment will follow the Delivery and Acceptance of the Goods or Services via the Authority's Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) tool.

three.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded

If a group of economic operators submit a bid the group must nominate a lead organisation to deal with the Authority. The Authority shall require the group to form a legal entity before entering into the Contract.

three.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject, in particular with regard to security of supply and security of information

The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to the security of information to reflect any changes in National Law or Government Policy. If any Contract documents are accompanied by a Security Aspects Letter, the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of the Security Aspects Letter 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.

CONDO will apply to this contract.

three.1.5) Information about security clearance

Candidates which do not yet hold security clearance may obtain such clearance until: 1 April 2022

three.2) Conditions for participation

three.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:

three.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: This information may be sought through the attached Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ) and Contract Notice Supporting Information Document.

three.3) Conditions specific to services contracts

three.3.1) Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: No


Section four: Procedure

four.1) Type of procedure

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated

four.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged minimum number 3 and maximum number 6

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: The six (6) candidates who receive the highest technical scores, to 2 decimal places and who have not been excluded from the next stage of the competition due to being deemed “Non-Compliant” (as detailed within the Contract Notice Supporting Information Document) will be taken forward to the Invitation to Tender Stage.

four.2) Award criteria

four.2.1) Award criteria

the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

four.2.2) Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction has been used: no

four.3) Administrative information

four.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

MSS/101: Waste Management Equipment Support

four.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

no

four.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

26 February 2021 - 5:00pm

four.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

21 May 2021

four.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English


Section six: Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

six.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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six.4) Procedures for appeal

six.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures

Ministry of Defence, Ships, Other

MOD Abbey Wood South, Birch 3c, #3331

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Country

United Kingdom