Tender

Specialist and Autonomous Mobility Experimentation Framework Agreement (SAM EFA)

  • Ministry of Defence

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-002368

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-030fd9

Published 26 January 2022, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

Bristol

Contact

SAM Project Team

Email

DESLESTSP-DCC-MOB-WEBMAKER@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://des.mod.uk/

one.3) Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at

https://des.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

Specialist and Autonomous Mobility Experimentation Framework Agreement (SAM EFA)

Reference number

702296450

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 51230000 - Installation services of testing equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Authority’s Specialist and Autonomous Mobility (SAM) intends to set-up a ‘SAM Experimentation Framework Agreement (EFA)’ to provide the following:

a. The purchase of small numbers of items (10 or less per item) to use for ‘Experimentation’ purposes (for example to trial to prove concepts and what items can best provide for them);

b. Purchase of follow-up orders of some or all of these items when the Experimentation has identified item(s) suitable for follow-on purchases to use as ‘Interim Solutions’ or for further ‘Experimentation’, whilst any possible ‘Core Requirement’ identified via the ‘Experimentation’ is procured outside of the SAM EFA; and

c. To enable the Authority to procure support to the activities associated with (a) and (b) above (for example, support to trials) that may take place either in the UK or abroad. Note: The Authority recognises that not all suppliers are able to provide such support and whilst suppliers unable to provide support are encouraged to source it via other suppliers, the Authority can be exception, source support activity via other means and you will not be excluded from having a place on the SAM EFA if you cannot provide this service.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50190000 - Demolition services of vehicles
  • 51141000 - Installation services of petrol engines
  • 51142000 - Installation services of diesel engines
  • 51240000 - Installation services of navigating equipment

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Purchase and experimentation of small numbers of items (refer to description).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 June 2022

End date

31 May 2024

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

1 x 12 month option.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

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

two.2.14) Additional information

Please refer to information attached.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted 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

25 February 2022

Local time

5:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

SAM PT

Bristol

Country

United Kingdom