Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
Spur B2, MOD Corsham
Westwells Road
SN13 9NR
Contact
Crystal Struve / Jade Harper
For the attention of
Crystal Struve / Jade Harper
Email(s)
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
AMHS Sustainment
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
two.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
To provide hardware and software support to the AMHS system and peripheral equipment at two UK locations with Developed Vetting (DV) security cleared staff. The main AMHS system components comprise of; Servers, Routers, Switches, Rack Power Distribution, User Access Devices (UADs) and Printers.
Provide a service support wrap for AMHS which will comprise of 2nd, 3rd & 4th line maintenance and defect rectification.
Routine security updates, virus definition updates and vulnerability patching for the AMHS live service and reference systems.
Host the AMHS Test and Reference system in a physically secure and approved location.
The provision and management of any 3rd party software licenses.
Production and maintenance of Technical Documentation relating to the AMHS capability or any proposed changes or upgrades to the system.
Compliance with all system accreditation and security requirements for TS systems.
two.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 72710000 - Local area network services
Additional CPV code(s)
- 72720000 - Wide area network services
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions relating to the contract
three.1.5) Information about security clearance
Candidates which do not yet hold security clearance may obtain such clearance until: 1 April 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:
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.
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 number of operators: 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Applicants that have not been rejected following Part 1 PQQ evaluation and that have met the requirements specified as part of the Part 2 PQQ evaluation, will be invited to Tender. Should there be more than SIX (6) applicants able to progress to the next stage of this procurement (ITT) the processes below will apply as required.
In the event that two or more Applicants have the same weighted score such that the number of Applicants invited to participate in the next stage of the Procurement cannot be reduced to SIX (6) without excluding one of them, the tied Applicants will be eliminated in order of the lowest combined weighted score for Part 2 questions 1 and 2, until such point as the total number of Applicants progressing to the next stage of the Procurement is SIX (6).
If, despite applying the process described in the paragraph above, the number of tied Applicants is such that the number of Applicants proceeding to the next stage of the Procurement still cannot be reduced to SIX (6), the tied Applicants shall be subject to a further elimination round, where remaining tied Applicants shall be eliminated in order of the number of questions scoring “3” received in Part 2, until such point as the total number of Applicants progressing to the next stage of the Procurement is SIX (6).
If, despite applying the processes described in the paragraphs above the number of tied Applicants is such that the number of Applicants proceeding to the next stage of the Procurement still cannot be reduced to SIX (6), the Authority reserves the right to take forward more than SIX (6) applicants.
four.3) Administrative information
four.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
28 October 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.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.