Tender

Provision of Implementation, Maintenance, Repair and Training Support for Land Warfare Centre (LWC) Communication Simulation (ComSim) Capability for Land Rover Based Training Aids (LBTA)

  • Army Commercial

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-001853

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-028e93

Published 29 January 2021, 2:24pm



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

Email

james.racheter100@mod.gov.uk

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

Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.dcocontracts.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.dcocontracts.mod.uk.

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Suppliers must log in, go to your Response Manager and add the following Access Code: 8YTVV776BU.

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.

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GO Reference: GO-2021129-DCB-17712269

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

Email

james.racheter100@mod.gov.uk

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

Email

james.racheter100@mod.gov.uk

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

Email

james.racheter100@mod.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 03001650001

Country

United Kingdom