Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
Abbey Wood (South) , Stoke Gifford
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Contact
AirISTAR Delivery Team
For the attention of
Graham Parish
Email(s)
Telephone
+44 3001640750
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
Ministry of Defence
one.2) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
one.3) Main activity
Defence
one.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities:
No
Section two: Object of the contract
two.1) Description
two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority
Provision of Supplementary Support Services to the Airseeker Programme
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance
RAF Waddington, Waddington, Lincoln LN5 9NB
NUTS code
- UKF30 - Lincolnshire
two.1.3) Information on framework agreement
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
two.1.4) Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 5
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between £1,000,000 and £1,500,000
two.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Provision of support services comprising repair and maintenance of RC-135W wheels & tyres, replenishment of aircraft stores of liquid oxygen, preventative maintenance on the stored F-108 turbofan engine and delivery of an aircraft wash service. Supply of demineralised water.
Note: The successful bidder will be required to gain maintenance organisation approval in accordance with the Military Aviation Authority regulatory publications (MRP) part 145 prior to Contract delivery. A period after Contract award will be allowed for this. Details are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maintenance-approved-organization-scheme-maos
two.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 50210000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft and other equipment
Additional CPV code(s)
- 50211000 - Repair and maintenance services of aircraft
- 50211211 - Aircraft-engine maintenance services
two.1.7) Information about subcontracting
The tenderer has to indicate in the tender any share of the contract it may intend to subcontract to third parties and any proposed subcontractor, as well as the subject-matter of the subcontracts for which they are proposed
The tenderer has to indicate any change occurring at the level of subcontractors during the execution of the contract
two.1.8) Lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.9) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2) Quantity or scope of the contract
two.2.3) Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Number of possible renewals: 2
two.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Start date: 1 July 2022
End date: 31 March 2028
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions relating to the contract
three.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject, in particular with regard to security of supply and security of information
The successful bidder will be required to gain maintenance organisation approval in accordance with the Military Aviation Authority regulatory publications (MRP) part 145 prior to Contract delivery. A period after Contract award will be allowed for this. Details are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maintenance-approved-organization-scheme-maos
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 - the "Defence Sourcing 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. The PQQ must be completed before the deadline.
- 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: The Authority will assess financial evidence including that provided by the PQQ to ensure that the supplier would have the necessary financial capacity to deliver the contract if invited to tender. The evidence may include but is not limited to turnover, profit, net assets, liquidity, gearing and capacity and ratings from credit rating organisations.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: The Authority assesses that the risk that the supplier does not have the necessary financial capacity to deliver the contract is low.
three.2.3) Technical and/or professional capacity
Criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion)
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: The criteria is provided in the DPQQ.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Quality Management System certification to ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent.
Maintenance Repair Organisation approval Part 145 or equivalent.
Criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of subcontractors (that may lead to their rejection)
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: The criteria provided in the DPQQ may be applied where an economic operator has identified a subcontractor.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Quality Management System certification to ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent.
Maintenance Repair Organisation approval Part 145 or equivalent,
Section four: Procedure
four.1) Type of procedure
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted
four.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged minimum number 3 and maximum number 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: The criteria are included in the DPQQ.
four.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated: no
four.2) Award criteria
four.2.1) Award criteria
the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
four.2.2) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: yes
Additional information about electronic auction: The electronic auction will be conducted on the Defence Sourcing Portal.
four.3) Administrative information
four.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
702630454
four.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
four.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
23 March 2022
four.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English
Section six: Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
six.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.