Tender

The Calibration & Repair of General Purpose Test and Measuring Equipment (GPTME)

• Ministry of Defence

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

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-014611

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03ce92

Published 23 May 2023, 11:39am

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Section I: Contracting authority/entity

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

Ministry of Defence

Building B15 MOD Donnington

Telford

TF2 8JT

For the attention of

Sally-Anne Cox

Email(s)

irmprocurementrepairteam@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)

I.2) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.3) Main activity

Defence

I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities:

No

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Section II: Object of the contract

II.1) Description

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

The Calibration & Repair of General Purpose Test and Measuring Equipment (GPTME)

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

Services

Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services

NUTS code

• UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin

II.1.3) Information on framework agreement

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4) Information on framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 3

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

Estimated value excluding VAT:

Range: between £8,375,400 and £10,429,550

II.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 Repair and Calibration of General Purpose Testing & Measuring Equipment (GPTME) . The requirement is split into 9 lots.

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

• 50433000 - Calibration services

Additional CPV code(s)

• 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

II.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

II.1.8) Lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

II.1.9) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

II.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 Calibration & Repair of General Purpose Testing and Measuring Equipment (GPTME) currently in service in the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). These include but are not limited to the Articles categorised within the 9 Lots as detailed in the associated Contract Notice on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) https://contracts.mod.uk.

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

The successful contractor(s) will be required to calibrate/repair Articles to UKAS and/or OEM specifications and calibration standards identified with an accompanying Certificate of Calibration and/or Certificate of Conformance detailing results of any applicable output tests. The successful contractor will be required to supply all spares/components necessary to undertake the repair process.

Drawings and/or associated specifications are not available to issue as part of any eventual tender.

To respond to this opportunity suppliers must read through the associated contract notice and complete the associated Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ). The PQQ shall be assessed using the selection criteria given within the PQQ and within each question.

It is the intention of the Authority to down select and Invite to Tender only those economic operators who successfully complete the PQQ, provide all mandatory information and are not subject to any mandatory exclusion.

Cyber Risk Assessment Number: RAR-469063448

Cyber Risk Profile: Very Low

Information about lots

Lot No

1

Lot title

The Repair and Calibration of Amplifiers, Attenuators & Filters, Bridges & Calibrators, EMC, ESD, Probes & Radiological, Logic & Network Analysers

1) Short description

The Repair and Calibration of Amplifiers, Attenuators & Filters, Bridges & Calibrators, EMC, ESD, Probes & Radiological, Logic & Network Analysers

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

• 50433000 - Calibration services

CPV additional

• 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

3) Quantity or scope

Representative samples of the NSN's contained within this lot are:

Amplifiers, Attenuators & Filters (49 items)

5996015111122

6625997791580

5996014926274

5985011908134

5985014718343

5985992842902

5985012840006

NIVDEC/0580

Bridges & Calibrators (78 items)

6625993708292

6625995737940

EMC, ESD, Probes &Radiological (125 items)

6625123512810

6625151784300

6625992132857

Logic & Network Analysers (161 items)

6625992608201

6625999085747

6625990220103

These are sample NSN's only, more detailed lists will be shared in the ITT phase of this tender.

Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award and make amendments to the NSN list prior to ITT.

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £920,600 and £1,146,400

Lot No

2

Lot title

The Calibration and Repair of Oscilloscopes, Pulse Generators & Timers, Frequency, Modulation Meters, Directional Couplers & Power, Signal Analysers, Signal Generators, Spectrum Analysers & Waveform Analysers

1) Short description

The Calibration and Repair of Oscilloscopes, Pulse Generators & Timers, Frequency, Modulation Meters, Directional Couplers & Power, Signal Analysers, Signal Generators, Spectrum Analysers & Waveform Analysers

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

• 50433000 - Calibration services

CPV additional

• 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

3) Quantity or scope

Representative samples of the NSN's contained within this lot are:

Oscilloscopes, Pulse Generators & Timers (71 items)

6625993540651

6625997086692

6625992257724

Frequency, Modulation Meters, Directional Couplers & Power (271)

6625991665497

6625997864628

6625993376164

6625995100601

Signal Analysers, Signal Generators, Spectrum Analysers, Signal Generators, Spectrum Analysers & Waveform Analysers (217)

6625991100875

6625993032142

6625991803636

These are sample NSN's only, more detailed lists will be shared in the ITT phase of this tender.

Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award and make amendments to the NSN list prior to ITT.

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £1,261,400 and £1,570,800

Lot No

3

Lot title

The Calibration and Repair of Insulation testers, Potentiometers, RCD & Portable Appliance testers, Clamps & Multimeters, Capacitance, Resistance Meters & Voltage Standards

1) Short description

The Calibration and Repair of Insulation testers, Potentiometers, RCD & Portable Appliance testers, Clamps & Multimeters, Capacitance, Resistance Meters & Voltage Standards

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

• 50433000 - Calibration services

CPV additional

• 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

3) Quantity or scope

Representative samples of the NSN's contained within this lot are:

Insulation testers, Potentiometers, RCD & Portable Appliance Testers (85 items)

6625997803623

6625999583620

6625991636019

6150993784707

Clamps & Multimeters (208)

6625993443879

6625997971999

6625991510786

Capacitance, Resistance Meters & Voltage Standards (87 items)

5985999444320

5905994629094

6625991558692

6625991057213

These are sample NSN's only, more detailed lists will be shared in the ITT phase of this tender.

Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award and make amendments to the NSN list prior to ITT.

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £1,088,400 and £1,355,300

Lot No

4

Lot title

The Repair and Calibration of Distortion meters, Measuring Receiver, Radio Test Sets & Antenna

1) Short description

The Repair and Calibration of Distortion meters, Measuring Receiver, Radio Test Sets & Antenna

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

• 50433000 - Calibration services

CPV additional

• 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

3) Quantity or scope

Representative samples of the NSN's contained within this lot are:

Distortion Meters, Measuring Receiver, Radio test Set & Antenna (243)

5935996496668

6625014406313

6625994103797

6625996639008

These are sample NSN's only, more detailed lists will be shared in the ITT phase of this tender.

Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award and make amendments to the NSN list prior to ITT.

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £1,300,000 and £1,618,800

Lot No

5

Lot title

The Calibration and Repair of Fibre Optics and Optical items

1) Short description

The Calibration and Repair of Fibre Optics and Optical items

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

• 50433000 - Calibration services

CPV additional

• 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

3) Quantity or scope

Representative samples of the NSN's contained within this lot are:

Fibre Optics (140)

6625992775742

6625993928571

6625992872260

6625995513257

Optical (102)

4920996280736

6635998000464

6650992128573

6695991396694

These are sample NSN's only, more detailed lists will be shared in the ITT phase of this tender.

Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award and make amendments to the NSN list prior to ITT.

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £628,500 and £782,700

5) Additional information about lots

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Lot No

6

Lot title

The Repair and Calibration of Accelerometery, Chemical, Flow and Ultrasonic Items

1) Short description

The Repair and Calibration of Accelerometery, Chemical, Flow and Ultrasonic Items

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

• 50433000 - Calibration services

CPV additional

• 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

3) Quantity or scope

Representative samples of the NSN's contained within this lot are:

Accelerometery (93 Items)

4920991079584

4920991191576

4920992220074

4920991191576

Chemical (67 items)

1680995986300

6665996133897

6665996675938

Flow (43 items)

1660992248343

6685997492719

6685997492720

1660991106743

Ultrasonics (5)

6635998637648

6635992536705

6665997667754

NIVDEC/0772

6680993974405

These are sample NSN's only, more detailed lists will be shared in the ITT phase of this tender.

Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award and make amendments to the NSN list prior to ITT.

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £711,600 and £886,150

Lot No

7

Lot title

the Repair and Calibration of Dimensional, Force & hardness, Torque and Pressure Items

1) Short description

the Repair and Calibration of Dimensional, Force & hardness, Torque and Pressure Items

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

• 50433000 - Calibration services

CPV additional

• 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

3) Quantity or scope

Representative samples of the NSN's contained within this lot are:

Dimensional (190 items)

6635997164855

5220995731567

5210991370569

5210991309172

Force & Hardness (59 items)

4910992017528

6635001878845

6635991272326

6635995711724

6635998311831

Torque (96 items)

5120123623258

5120123622890

6620145405079

5120123623163

5120123623255

Pressure (200 items)

6695996600110

6635996487537

6695999252973

5995998941353

6695991549857

6625995817028

These are sample NSN's only, more detailed lists will be shared in the ITT phase of this tender.

Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award and make amendments to the NSN list prior to ITT.

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £1,018,200 and £1,267,900

Lot No

8

Lot title

the Repair and Calibration of Acoustics, Synchro Test Set, Humidity & Temperature and Tachometer Items

1) Short description

the Repair and Calibration of Acoustics, Synchro Test Set, Humidity & Temperature and Tachometer Items

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

• 50433000 - Calibration services

CPV additional

• 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

3) Quantity or scope

Representative samples of the NSN's contained within this lot are:

Acoustics (67 items)

6625997308267

6625999250671

5995991604568

5935994029575

5835995413950

6625993506713

6625992710527

Synchro test Set (13 items)

6625992509483

5995998050333

5995998050334

6625992507355

5995992537293

5995998050345

6625992237677

6625014194874

6625997879024

6625997968235

6625991924109

6625011030801

6625994095074

Humidity & Temperature (103 items)

6685991826105

5963994029426

6685991826105

6685015880672

4920014786322

6685999874946

Tachometer (8 items)

4920997149419

6680996659089

6680998704551

6680999447883

NIVDEC/0378

NIV

2990995731453

These are sample NSN's only, more detailed lists will be shared in the ITT phase of this tender.

Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award and make amendments to the NSN list prior to ITT.

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £722,800 and £900,000

Lot No

9

Lot title

The repair & Calibration of Mass & Mass (On Site Calibration) Items

1) Short description

The repair & Calibration of Mass & Mass (On Site Calibration) Items

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

• 50433000 - Calibration services

CPV additional

• 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

3) Quantity or scope

Representative samples of the NSN's contained within this lot are:

Mass (96 Items)

6625993405150

6670015021942

6670995532913

6670995751017

6670998679652

6670992694381

6670992441191

Mass (On Site Calibration) (348 Items)

6670997673813

6670991381204

6670991381204

6670995492071

6685997214674

These are sample NSN's only, more detailed lists will be shared in the ITT phase of this tender.

Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award and make amendments to the NSN list prior to ITT.

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £723,900 and £901,500

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Section III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.2) Conditions for participation

III.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 PQQ

- 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 PQQ

- 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.

III.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)

III.2.3) Technical and/or professional capacity

Criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion)

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Prospective contractors are required to hold Quality Management System certification to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 17025:17 or suitable alternatives, with the appropriate scope to deliver contract requirements, issued by a Nationally Accredited Certification Body. You will be required to provide a copy of the certificate(s) as directed by any Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ) or Invitation to Tender (ITT) associated with this Notice, and in any event, the winning supplier will be required to provide it for review prior to contract award.

Criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of subcontractors (that may lead to their rejection)

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Prospective contractors are required to hold Quality Management System certification to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 17025:17 or suitable alternatives, with the appropriate scope to deliver contract requirements, issued by a Nationally Accredited Certification Body. You will be required to provide a copy of the certificate(s) as directed by any Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ) or Invitation to Tender (ITT) associated with this Notice, and in any event, the winning supplier will be required to provide it for review prior to contract award.

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Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Type of procedure

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted

IV.2) Award criteria

IV.2.1) Award criteria

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

1. Technical Capability. Weighting 55

2. Social Values. Weighting 10

3. Most Economically Advantageous. Weighting 35

IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction has been used: no

IV.3) Administrative information

IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

IRM21/7574

IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

no

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

5 June 2023 - 12:00pm

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

English

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Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.2) Information about European Union funds

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

VI.3) Additional information

Please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.