Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
For the attention of
Rob Franklin
Email(s)
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority/entity
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
Further information
Further information can be obtained from 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/entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities:
No
Section two: Object
two.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
OI/0078 - Field Electrical Power Supplies – Support (FEPS-S)
two.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
UK
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
two.3) Information on framework agreement
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No
two.4) Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services
Prior Information Note (PIN) – Field Electrical Power Supplies – Support (FEPS-S)
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a requirement to provide fleet management, repair and maintenance services for a fleet of Authority-owned generators, which will be provided as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE).
Description of the procurement:
Field Electrical Power Supplies – Support (FEPS-S) main requirement will be for through life support via Contracting for Availability (CFA), which may also include replacing equipment lost through attrition to upkeep availability.
Expected activities that will support this capability include, but are not limited to; Service and Asset Transition from current capability provider, Responsibility as Design Authority, Asset Management including receipt and issue of demands for equipment, Management of Equipment Safety, Post Design Services, Through Life Support including maintenance, repair and supply of spares, User Single Point of Contact, Provision and Update of Technical Documentation, Obsolescence Management, with the possibility of Training provision.
The Contractor will be required to work with an incumbent provider who is responsible for the provision of Level 1-3 Maintenance for a selected amount of the equipment.
Additional Information
This will form one component of the General Purpose Power (GPP) capability, and will run between 2023 and the delivery of the replacement provision, Manoeuvre Power (Man-P), in 2028 (estimated). Man-P is scoped to combine the entire GPP requirement into a single provision and is anticipated to be a competitive procurement.
Below is a limited summary of the equipment to be supported, with the full and detailed requirement to be set out in the competition:
FEPS Generators:
• Approx. 40 x 8/12kW Generators
• Approx. 500 x 16/24kW Generators
• Approx. 300 x 40kW Generators
These include a number of wading and cold-start variance FEPS generators.
There may also be a requirement for the Contractor to have custody of approx. 500 additional residual FEPS generators.
We are anticipating competition start date to be December 2022 / January 2023.
Lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 50111000 - Fleet management, repair and maintenance services
Additional CPV code(s)
- 50532400 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment
two.6) Scheduled date for start of award procedures and duration of the contract
Scheduled date for start of award procedures: 19 December 2022
Duration in months: 96 (from the award of the contract)
two.7) Additional information
Planned Contract Notice / Opportunity Listing publication date (with Pre-Qualification Questionnaire) is 19/12/22.
Estimated Contract Award date is 1 July 2023, with award procedure starting to accommodate this.
These dates are subject to change.
96 Months duration is inclusive of Options (5 years + 3 years options).
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions relating to the subcontract
three.1.1) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
To be confirmed in Contract Notice / Opportunity Listing if required.
Section four: Procedure
Section six: Complementary information
six.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
six.2) 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.