Opportunity

IRM22/7609 - The Supply of Mechanical Spares & Associated Items

  • Babcock Land Defence Limited

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

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-002583

Published 27 January 2023, 11:55am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

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

Babcock Land Defence Limited

Building B15, MoD Donnington

Telford

TF2 8JT

For the attention of

Harcourt Kelly

Email(s)

kelly.harcourt@babcockinternational.com

Country

United Kingdom

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)


Section two: Object of the contract

two.1) Description

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

IRM22/7609 - The Supply of Mechanical Spares & Associated Items

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

Supplies

Purchase

NUTS code

  • UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin

two.1.3) Information on framework agreement

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in months: 36

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT:

Range: between £15,000,000 and £20,000,000

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

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 Mechanical Spares & Associated Items. The requirement is split into 4 lots.

two.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 35421000 - Mechanical spare parts for military vehicles

two.1.8) Lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

two.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

two.2.1) Total quantity or scope

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 Mechanical Spares & Associated Items. The requirement is split into 4 lots.

Lot 1 - Fasteners, Fixings, Springs, Couplings, Adaptors & Conduits

1,408 NSNs – Estimated value £5.8M

Lot 2 - Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Pipes, Hoses & Tubes

846 NSNs – Estimated value £2.7M

Lot 3 - Bearings, Seals, Gaskets & O-Rings

537 NSNs - Estimated value £2.4M

Lot 4 - Industrial supplies

280 NSNs – Estimated value £6.1M

The basket of goods to be provided at ITT, will represents c1,300 items which account for over 75% of forecast value for the Contract. It is anticipated that the remaining 25% of forecast items by volume and value, which are all aligned to the scope and characteristics of this Contract, will be added to Contract via a satisfactory RFQ process with the successful bidders in 2 phases following Contract Award:

Phase 1: c1,300 NSNs

Phase 2: c1,700 NSNs

Total: c3,000 NSNs

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). Some items are required to be procured to a drawing which will be circulated as appropriate.

This will have an advertised contract value of £15m - £20m.

Each individual lot shall be awarded to the bidder who provides the most economically advantageous tender based on the basket of goods and responses to the Obsolescence, Quality and Social Values questions.

Babcock Land Defence Limited reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award (over and above those items envisaged to be added to contract).

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.

The Authority shall award the Contract in accordance with the evaluation criteria which will be detailed in the Invitation To Tender.

The PQQ shall be assessed on DSP using the selection criteria given within the PQQ

and within each question. It is the intention of the Authority to down select the economic operators who will be invited to tender on a pass/fail basis.

Contract name: IRM22/7609

Risk Assessment Ref: RAR-217303264

Cyber Risk Profile: Very Low

Information about lots

Lot No

1

Lot title

Fasteners, Fixings, Springs, Couplings, Adaptors & Conduits

1) Short description

Circa 1400 NSNs - Fasteners, Fixings, Springs, Couplings, Adaptors & Conduits. Please see attached NSN list.

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 35421000 - Mechanical spare parts for military vehicles

Estimated value excluding VAT

£5,800,000

5) Additional information about lots

.

Lot No

2

Lot title

Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Pipes, Hoses & Tubes

1) Short description

Circa 846 NSNs - Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Pipes, Hoses & Tubes. Please see attached NSN list.

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 35421000 - Mechanical spare parts for military vehicles

Estimated value excluding VAT

£2,700,000

5) Additional information about lots

.

Lot No

3

Lot title

Bearings, Seals, Gaskets & O-Rings

1) Short description

Circa 537 NSNs - Bearings, Seals, Gaskets & O-Rings. Please see attached NSN list.

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 35421000 - Mechanical spare parts for military vehicles

Estimated value excluding VAT

£2,400,000

5) Additional information about lots

.

Lot No

4

Lot title

Industrial supplies

1) Short description

Circa 280 NSNs - Industrial supplies. Please see attached NSN list.

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 35421000 - Mechanical spare parts for military vehicles

Estimated value excluding VAT

£6,100,000

5) Additional information about lots

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Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

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: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)

- Browse to the eSourcing Portal

- Click the “Click here to register” link

- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”

- Enter your correct business and user details

- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete

- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the tender

- Login to the portal with the username/password

- Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)

- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.

- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.

- This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)

- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box

3. Responding to the tender

- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)

- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification

- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ

- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

Criteria regarding the personal situation of subcontractors (that may lead to their rejection) including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)

- Browse to the eSourcing Portal

- Click the “Click here to register” link

- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”

- Enter your correct business and user details

- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete

- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the tender

- Login to the portal with the username/password

- Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)

- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.

- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.

- This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)

- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box

3. Responding to the tender

- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)

- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification

- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ

- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

three.2.2) Economic and financial ability

Criteria regarding the economic and financial standing of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion)

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As per the associated Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ)

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As per the associated Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ)

Criteria regarding the economic and financial standing of subcontractors (that may lead to their exclusion)

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As per the associated Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ)

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As per the associated Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ)

three.2.3) Technical and/or professional capacity


Section four: Procedure

four.1) Type of procedure

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted

four.2) Award criteria

four.2.1) Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below

1. CAPABILITY (TECHINICAL AND QUALITY). Weighting 50

2. COMMERCIAL. Weighting 40

3. SOCIAL VALUES. Weighting 10

four.2.2) Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction has been used: no

four.3) Administrative information

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

27 February 2023 - 4:00pm

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

English


Section six: Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

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