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
.
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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