Opportunity

IRM22/7608 - The Repair of Engines, Engine Groups, Powerpacks and Associated Assemblies.

  • Ministry of Defence

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

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-026696

Published 8 September 2023, 4:07pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

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

Ministry of Defence

Building B15, MoD Donnington

Telford

TF2 8JT

For the attention of

Jonathan Bamford

Email(s)

IRMProcurementRepairTeam@babcockinternational.com

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

General address of the contracting authority/entity

www.Contracts.mod.uk

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

IRM22/7608 - The Repair of Engines, Engine Groups, Powerpacks and Associated Assemblies.

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

NUTS code

  • UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin

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 months: 60

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

Estimated value excluding VAT:

Range: between £21,000,000 and £30,790,000

two.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Babcock Land Defence Limited, Acting as Agent on behalf of the UK MOD, intends to initiate a Restricted Competitive procurement for a 36 month (3 year) contract including a further 24 month (2 year) option periods for the repair of Engines, Engine Groups and Power Packs and Associated Assemblies. The Authority platforms in the scope of this requirement are Bulldog, Viking, Beach Recovery Vehicle, BV206, AS90, Pinzgauer, Jackal, Panther, Land Rover and Quad Bike.

two.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles

Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles

two.1.8) Lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

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

Babcock Land Defence Limited, Acting as Agent on behalf of the UK MOD, intends to initiate a Restricted Competitive procurement for a 36 month (3 year) contract including a further 24 month (2 year) option periods for the repair of Engines, Engine Groups, Power Packs and Associated Assemblies. This Restricted Competitive Procurement includes but is not limited to the Articles detailed within the lotting strategy published within the Contract Notice and PQQ on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) at http://www.contracts.mod

The Authority platforms in scope of this requirement are Bulldog, Viking, Beach Recovery Vehicle, BV206, AS90, Pinzgauer, Jackal, Panther, Land Rover and Quad Bike.

Prospective contractors are required to hold Quality Management System certification to ISO9001:2015 or suitable alternative, 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. The contractual condition for quality will be Allied Quality Assurance Publication (AQAP) 2110.

The successful contractor(s) will be required to supply all spares/components necessary to the OEM specification in order to undertake the repair/remanufacturing process. Successful contractor(s) will be expected to arrange the subsequent packaging to appropriate Military Packing Levels as defined by the Authority within any resultant contract using an MPAS accredited provider and deliver articles to the Authority post completion of remanufacture.

Babcock Land Defence Limited reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award. The successful contractor(s) will be required to overhaul/repair Articles to OEM specifications with an accompanying Certificate of Conformance detailing results of any applicable output tests.

The Authority is unable to provide drawings and/or associated specifications as part of any eventual Invitation to Tender (ITT).

To respond to this opportunity suppliers must read through this 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.

Risk Assessment Ref: RAR- 686399458

The requirement will be lotted by platform and it is the Authority’s intention to award a framework agreement to the successful Tenderer for each lot based upon the relevant Tender responses.

Estimated value excluding VAT:

Range: between £21,000,000 and £30,790,000

two.2.3) Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: No

two.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No

1

Lot title

Repair of Panther Engines and Associated Assemblies

1) Short description

The Repair of Panther Engines and Associated Assemblies to the OEM specification.

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles

CPV additional

  • 50630000 - Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles

3) Quantity or scope

2815151891629 Diesel Engine.

Babcock Land Defence reserves the right to add further assemblies of a similar nature to the scope of the requirement either prior to the issue of any resultant ITT or post contract award.

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £180,000 and £280,000

5) Additional information about lots

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

Lot No

2

Lot title

Repair of Bulldog Engines, Engine Groups, Powerpacks and Associated Assemblies.

1) Short description

The Repair of Bulldog Engines, Engine Groups, Powerpacks and Associated Assemblies to OEM specification’

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles

CPV additional

  • 50630000 - Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles

3) Quantity or scope

2815992170465 Parts Kit, Diesel Engine

2815993506705 Engine Group

2815997260944 Engine Group

2815997028209 Power Unit, Diesel

Babcock Land Defence reserves the right to add further assemblies of a similar nature to the scope of the requirement either prior to the issue of any resultant ITT or post contract award.

The Engine Groups may consist of a dressed engine of potentially varying configuration, the specification of which may utilise alternative OEMs. The Powerpack will consist of additional components outside of the engine functionality which may belong to an alternative OEM from the engine OEM itself, but are integrated within the Powerpack to create a complete unit deployable to the end user for fitment to the vehicle while on operations

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £1,500,000 and £2,100,000

5) Additional information about lots

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

Lot No

3

Lot title

Repair of Viking Engines, Engine Groups and Associated Assemblies.

1) Short description

The Repair of Viking Engines, Engine Groups and Associated Assemblies to OEM specification.

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles

CPV additional

  • 50630000 - Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles

3) Quantity or scope

2815993791229 Diesel Engine

2815994886946 Diesel Engine

2815991515515 Diesel Engine

2815991768294 Diesel Engine

2815990755941 Diesel Engine

Babcock Land Defence reserves the right to add further assemblies of a similar nature to the scope of the requirement either prior to the issue of any resultant ITT or post contract award.

The Engine Groups may consist of a dressed engine of potentially varying configuration, the specification of which may utilise alternative OEMs.

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £350,000 and £530,000

5) Additional information about lots

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

Lot No

4

Lot title

Repair of Jackel Engines and Associated Assemblies.

1) Short description

The Repair of Jackal Engines and Associated Assemblies to OEM specification.

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles

CPV additional

  • 50630000 - Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles

3) Quantity or scope

2815995558335 Diesel Engine

2815996932056 Diesel Engine

Babcock Land Defence reserves the right to add further assemblies of a similar nature to the scope of the requirement either prior to the issue of any resultant ITT or post contract award.

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £490,000 and £710,000

5) Additional information about lots

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

Lot No

5

Lot title

Repair of Pinzgauer Engines and Associated Assemblies.

1) Short description

The Repair of Pinzgauer Engines and Associated Assemblies to OEM specification.

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles

CPV additional

  • 50630000 - Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles

3) Quantity or scope

2815999022744 Diesel Engine

2815990626162 Diesel Engine

2815995776202 Diesel Engine

2815992129893 Diesel Engine

2815998701179 Diesel Engine

Babcock Land Defence reserves the right to add further assemblies of a similar nature to the scope of the requirement either prior to the issue of any resultant ITT or post contract award.

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £2,000,000 and £2,900,000

5) Additional information about lots

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

Lot No

6

Lot title

Repair of Land Rover Engines and Associated Assemblies.

1) Short description

The Repair of Land Rover Engines and Associated Assemblies to OEM specification.

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles

CPV additional

  • 50630000 - Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles

3) Quantity or scope

2815998323714 Engine, Diesel

2815999503380 Engine, Diesel

2815993311649 Engine, Diesel

Babcock Land Defence reserves the right to add further assemblies of a similar nature to the scope of the requirement either prior to the issue of any resultant ITT or post contract award.

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £9,500,000 and £14,400,000

5) Additional information about lots

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

Lot No

7

Lot title

Repair of Quad Bike Engines and Associated Assemblies.

1) Short description

The Repair of Quad Bike Engines and Associated Assemblies to OEM specification.

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles

CPV additional

  • 50630000 - Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles

3) Quantity or scope

2805998910641 GASOLINE ENGINE

2805991484860 PARTS KIT,GASOLINE ENGINE

Babcock Land Defence reserves the right to add further assemblies of a similar nature to the scope of the requirement either prior to the issue of any resultant ITT or post contract award.

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £100,000 and £150,000

5) Additional information about lots

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

Lot No

8

Lot title

Repair of Beach Recovery Vehicle Engines and Associated Assemblies.

1) Short description

The Repair of Beach Recovery Vehicle Engines and Associated Assemblies to OEM specification.

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles

CPV additional

  • 50630000 - Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles

3) Quantity or scope

2815123265838 Diesel Engine

2815251504676 Diesel Power Unit

Babcock Land Defence reserves the right to add further assemblies of a similar nature to the scope of the requirement either prior to the issue of any resultant ITT or post contract award.

The Powerpack may consist of additional components outside of the engine functionality which may belong to an alternative OEM from the engine OEM itself, but are integrated within the Powerpack to create a complete unit deployable to the end user for fitment to the vehicle while on operations.

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £480,000 and £720,000

5) Additional information about lots

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

Lot No

9

Lot title

Repair of AS90 Engines, Engine Groups, Powerpacks and Associated Assemblies

1) Short description

The Repair of AS90 Engines, Engine Groups, Powerpacks and Associated Assemblies to OEM specification.

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles

CPV additional

  • 50630000 - Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles

3) Quantity or scope

4520013426967 Radiator

2815013458287 Diesel Engine

2815013458333 Power Unit

2815997243780 Diesel Power Unit

2930995625861 Radiator, Engine Coolant

6115013384793 Generator

Babcock Land Defence reserves the right to add further assemblies of a similar nature to the scope of the requirement either prior to the issue of any resultant ITT or post contract award.

The Powerpack will consist of additional components outside of the engine functionality which may belong to an alternative OEM from the engine OEM itself, but are integrated within the Powerpack to create a complete unit deployable to the end user for fitment to the vehicle while on operations.

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £4,300,000 and £6,500,000

5) Additional information about lots

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

Lot No

10

Lot title

The Repair of BV206 Engines, Engine Groups, Powerpacks and Associated Assemblies

1) Short description

The Repair of BV206 Engines, Engine Groups, Powerpacks and Associated Assemblies to OEM specification.

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles

CPV additional

  • 50630000 - Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles

3) Quantity or scope

2515995510564 Power Unit

Babcock Land Defence reserves the right to add further assemblies of a similar nature to the scope of the requirement either prior to the issue of any resultant ITT or post contract award.

The Engine Groups may consist of a dressed engine of potentially varying configuration, the specification of which may utilise alternative OEMs.

The Powerpack will consist of additional components outside of the engine functionality which may belong to an alternative OEM from the engine OEM itself, but are integrated within the Powerpack to create a complete unit deployable to the end user for fitment to the vehicle while on operations

Estimated value excluding VAT

Range: between £2,100,000 and £2,500,000

5) Additional information about lots

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


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.


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

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

Prior information notice

Notice number: 2022/S 000-035935 of 20 December 2022

Other previous publications

no

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

11 October 2023 - 6:00pm

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

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