Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
Defence Digital, SyInfra, Spur F1, Building 405, MoD Corsham, Westwells Road
Corsham
SN13 9NR
Contact
ISS Comrcl-C1-12 - Colin Sinkins
For the attention of
Colin Sinkins
Email(s)
ISSComrcl-SyInfra-Group@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Electronic access to information
https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=51939
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate
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)
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
Cyber Situational Awareness Fusion Architecture (CySAFA) 3 - 701577542
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 3: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance
United Kingdom and deployed
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
two.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Service Integration and Data as a Service,
PLEASE NOTE: details of the requirement can be found in the DSP and Contract Notice via the below link (which can also be found on the first page)
https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=51939
two.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 72222300 - Information technology services
Additional CPV code(s)
- 72263000 - Software implementation 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
The successful tenderer is obliged to specify which part or parts of the contract it intends to subcontract beyond the required percentage and to indicate the subcontractors already identified
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.2.1) Total quantity or scope
Service Integration and Data as a Service
Estimated value excluding VAT:
£55,000,000
two.2.2) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of these options: Contract term 4 years with additional 1 x 12 months option (option is subject to additional financial approval)
two.2.3) Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
two.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)
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
KPIs will apply
three.1.5) Information about security clearance
Candidates which do not yet hold security clearance may obtain such clearance until: 12 August 2022
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:
The process to register is as follows:
Applicants wishing to register interest for the CySAFA3 PQQ should register via the PQQ Award Portal by following URL and completing a short registration process.
Before moving to the next stage, applicants should download and complete the NDA from the documents section of the Data Room with a digital signature. A copy of the signed NDA should be uploaded into the documents section of the AWARD Data Room.
Upon receipt of an acceptable copy of a correctly signed NDA from the applicant within AWARD, the Authority will authorise access to the applicant to the ‘Data Room’, where the PQQ is available for download.
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:
The process to register is as follows:
Applicants wishing to register interest for the CySAFA3 PQQ should register via the PQQ Award Portal by following URL and completing a short registration process.
Before moving to the next stage, applicants should download and complete the NDA from the documents section of the Data Room with a digital signature. A copy of the signed NDA should be uploaded into the documents section of the AWARD Data Room.
Upon receipt of an acceptable copy of a correctly signed NDA from the applicant within AWARD, the Authority will authorise access to the applicant to the ‘Data Room’, where the PQQ is available for download.
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: See PQQ
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See 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: See PQQ
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See PQQ
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: See PQQ
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See PQQ
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: See PQQ
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See PQQ
three.3) Conditions specific to services contracts
three.3.1) Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: No
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
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: See PQQ
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: no
four.3) Administrative information
four.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
four.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 13 September 2021 - 12:00pm
Payable documents: no
four.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
13 September 2021 - 12:00pm
four.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English
Section six: Complementary information
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 process to register is as follows:
Applicants wishing to register interest for the CySAFA3 PQQ should register via the PQQ Award Portal by following URL and completing a short registration process.
(can also be found on the first page)
Before moving to the next stage, applicants should download and complete the NDA from the documents section of the Data Room with a digital signature. A copy of the signed NDA should be uploaded into the documents section of the AWARD Data Room.
Upon receipt of an acceptable copy of a correctly signed NDA from the applicant within AWARD, the Authority will authorise access to the applicant to the ‘Data Room’, where the PQQ is available for download.
PLEASE NOTE: details of the requirement can be found in the DSP and Contract Notice via the below link (which can also be found on the first page)
https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=51939