Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
SDA PEDT, MOD Abbey Wood, #3114, NH3, Ash 1C
Bristol
BS34 8JH
For the attention of
Hawkins Jordan
Email(s)
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority/entity
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate
https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=55408
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
702933455: PEDT/0029 - Backup Atmosphere Monitoring Systems (BAMS)
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Purchase
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
two.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
1. This requirement is for the provision of 10 Back-up Atmosphere Monitors (BAMS), spares required to support each unit and the capability to purchase additional BAMS units and associated spares if required, in line with the Authority’s requirements detailed in the SOR at Annex to the DPQQ. The units shall be a mitigation to support the existing embedded atmosphere monitoring solution.
2. The purchase of the 10 BAMS shall be delivered within a maximum duration of 12 months post Contract Award. All BAMS units will be subjected to Testing and Evaluation in accordance with the Authority’s Change Implementation and Assurance Process (CIAP) for major safety modifications in accordance with submarine design authority policy, to ensure a fully accredited system is provided.
3. This requirement is to include:
a. the purchase of 10 BAMS units.
b. the purchase of all spares (component parts) required to support each unit, whether used for carry-on board spares (COB) or stock items, inclusive of a mechanism to replenish any spares throughout the life of the Contract, ensuring spares shelf life is not compromised.
c. the capability to purchase additional units and spares as and when required by the Authority during the 3-year duration of the Contract.
4. There may be a requirement for the provision of samples at ITT to test compliance with the Authority's requirement.
two.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 38543000 - Gas-detection equipment
Additional CPV code(s)
- 35512000 - Submarines
two.1.8) Lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Quantity or scope of the contract
two.2.1) Total quantity or scope
The Contract will be for an initial 3-year period, with additional option years to a maximum duration of 5-years.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between £1,000,000 and £3,000,000
two.2.2) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of these options: There is potential for two additional 12-month periods.
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: 36 (from the award of the contract)
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.
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: The Potential Provider Entity must provide responses to questions DPQQ_4.1 - DPQQ_4.3(c) in order for the Authority to carry out its financial health assessment. If a Potential Provider Entity fails to provide the requested information, the Authority shall exclude the Potential Provider from further participation in the Procurement.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: The Authority will use the information provided in the responses to questions DPQQ_4.1 - DPQQ_4.3(c) to assess the financial standing of each Potential Provider Entity. The resulting assessment will lead to a PASS/FAIL evaluation based on whether the Potential Provider Entity has demonstrated, through meeting the qualification standards, that it has sufficient economic and financial standing to provide services of the technical scope and scale of 702933455: PEDT0029 – Backup Atmosphere Monitoring Systems - DPQQ. The Authority reserves the right to exclude a Potential Provider Entity that does not meet the qualification standards set out in DPQQ.
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: The DPQQ will be evaluated in two stages:
i. Stage 1 (PASS / FAIL Evaluation) – Qualification Envelope. PASS / FAIL questions which must be passed by the Potential Provider in order to progress to the Stage 2 (except where the Authority has discretion not to fail the Potential Provider).
ii. Stage 2 (PASS / Fail Evaluation) – Technical Envelope. Those Potential Providers who are successful in the Stage 1 evaluation will then be taken forward into the Stage 2 evaluation where their capability will be assessed using a series of PASS / FAIL questions where the evaluation criteria is detailed in the supporting document 'Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire - Questions and Evaluation Criteria'.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: In order to be deemed compliant Potential Providers must achieve a PASS in all of the questions outlined within the supporting document 'Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire - Questions and Evaluation Criteria'.
Section four: Procedure
four.1) Type of procedure
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted
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 000-020522 of 27 July 2022
four.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
3 February 2023 - 5:00pm
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.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.