Opportunity

IRM22/7611 - The Supply of Tooling, Equipment & Associated Items

  • Babcock Land Defence Limited

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

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-002599

Published 27 January 2023, 12:19pm



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

Lori Evans

Email(s)

Lori.Evans@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

IRM22/7611 - The Supply of Tooling, Equipment & 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 Tooling, Equipment and Associated Items. The requirement is split into 2 lots.

two.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 44510000 - Tools

Additional CPV code(s)

  • 38540000 - Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring
  • 42600000 - Machine tools
  • 43800000 - Workshop equipment

two.1.8) Lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all 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 Tooling, Equipment & Associated Items. The requirement is split into 2 lots.

Lot 1 - Workshop Tooling & Equipment

C600 NSNs – Estimated value £10.1M

Lot 2 - Measuring, Inspection & Testing Equipment

C500 NSNs – Estimated value £7.4M

The basket of goods to be provided at ITT, will represents c1,000 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: c500 NSNs

Phase 2: c500 NSNs

Total: c1,000 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:

IRM22/7611

Risk Assessment Ref: RAR-773112218

Cyber Risk Profile: Very Low

Information about lots

Lot No

1

Lot title

Workshop Tooling & Equipment

1) Short description

All items within the scope of this procurement are codified to NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs). All items must

be supplied compliant to the drawings provided with the tender or supplied compliant to the information

available on CSIS

Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award.

Provided below are some examples of the types of items that may form part of this lot. The Authority reserve

the right to remove any of these example NSNs from the tender, as the finalised list of NSNs will be made

available at the ITT stage. You can find additional information on these NSNs on the CSIS database

(http://www.ncb.mod.uk). Circa 600 NSNs.

4910226175371 TRUCK,LIFT,WHEEL

3920992171223 TRUCK,HAND

7195998680530 TABLE,WORK

7125997004418 CABINET,STORAGE

7125993631810 CABINET,STORAGE

3920991565436 TRUCK,HAND

7195999243978 TABLE,WORK

7125991320029 BIN ASSY,INTERLOCKING

7125993301636 CABINET,STORAGE

7125995640515 CABINET,SM PARTS,STORAGE

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 43800000 - Workshop equipment

CPV additional

  • 42600000 - Machine tools
  • 44510000 - Tools

Estimated value excluding VAT

£10,100,000

Lot No

2

Lot title

Measuring, Inspection and Testing Equipment

1) Short description

All items within the scope of this procurement are codified to NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs). All items must be supplied compliant to the drawings provided with the tender or supplied compliant to the information available on CSIS.

Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award.

Provided below are some examples of the types of items that may form part of this lot. The Authority reserve the right to remove any of these example NSNs from the tender, as the finalised list of NSNs will be made available at the ITT stage. You can find additional information on these NSNs on the CSIS database

(http://www.ncb.mod.uk). Circa 500 NSNs

6605995014968 COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNT

5220999112102 CRANKCASE PRESSURE ...

6630995494731 SAMPLING KIT, OIL

5220991255819 BARREL TESTER & CLEANER

6635997530552 TESTER,SURFACE COATING

6605992258550 Compass, Magnetic, Unmounted

6695992530962 SAMPLING KIT,LIQUID

6695991607057 SAMPLING KIT,LIQUID

6625995357880 LEAD SET,TEST

6625997345675 TEST SET,INSULATION

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 38540000 - Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring

Estimated value excluding VAT

£7,400,000

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 (Technical & 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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