Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Army Commercial
D Res, Zone 8 (IDL 437), 2nd Floor, Ramillies Building,, Army Headquarters, Marlborough Lines,, Monxton Road,
Andover
SP11 8HJ
Contact
Mr James Racheter
Telephone
+44 03001650001
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ37 - North Hampshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.dcocontracts.mod.uk
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.dcocontracts.mod.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Implementation, Maintenance, Repair and Training Support for Land Warfare Centre (LWC) Communication Simulation (ComSim) Capability for Land Rover Based Training Aids (LBTA)
Reference number
700891375
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- FA04 - For training purposes
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Army intends to continue support to the Land Rover Based Training Aids (LBTAs). The LBTA is an approved framework into which current Bowman, Combat, Infrastructure and Platform (BCIP) 5.6 equipment is mounted for training purposes.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £603,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ37 - North Hampshire
Main site or place of performance
North Hampshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Army intends to continue support to the Land Rover Based Training Aids (LBTAs). The LBTA is an approved framework into which current Bowman, Combat, Infrastructure and Platform (BCIP) 5.6 equipment is mounted for training purposes.
Please see Annex A to Schedule 2 of SC2 (Statement of Requirement).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £603,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
9 April 2021
End date
2 June 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Without prejudice to any other condition of the Contract at the end of the duration of the Contract the Authority shall have the option to extend the Contract for up to a further one-year period or part thereof. The option to extend the contract will be exercised by no later than three weeks before Contract Expiry. After the expiry of the below period, no new options relating to this contract will be issued.
The Option Period(s) available are as follows:
Option Period 1: 03 June 2025 to 02 June 2026
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
1 March 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 29 May 2021
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
1 March 2021
Local time
12:30pm
Place
AWARD® tool
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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 review
six.4.1) Review body
Army Commercial
D Res, Zone 8 (IDL 437), 2nd Floor, Ramilies Building,, Army Headquarters, Marlborough Lines,, Monxton Road,
Andover
SP11 8HJ
Telephone
+44 03001650001
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.dcocontracts.mod.uk
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Army Commercial
D Res, Zone 8 (IDL 437), 2nd Floor, Ramillies Building,, Army Headquarters, Marlborough Lines,, Monxton Road,
Andover
SP11 8HJ
Telephone
+44 03001650001
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Army Commercial
D Res, Zone 8 (IDL 437), 2nd Floor, Ramillies Building,, Army Headquarters, Marlborough Lines,, Monxton Road,
Andover
SP11 8HJ
Telephone
+44 03001650001
Country
United Kingdom