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Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 019-032821/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Restricted procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU

Contract notice
Services
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
Ministry of Defence, Helicopters, Other
MOD, Abbey Wood
Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 3067986859
Email: jamie.fisher117@mod.uk
Internet Address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
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)
I.2) Type of the contracting authority:
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3) Main activity:
Defence
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No
Section II: Object of the contract:
II.1) Description:
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity: Major Maintenance and Modifications Embodiment for 2 Gazelle Helicopters.
II.1.2) 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: Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area.
Nuts code: UKK1
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement
II.1.5) Short description of the specific contract:Helicopters, aeroplanes, spacecraft and other powered aircraft. Helicopters and aeroplanes. Helicopters. Parts for aircraft, spacecraft and helicopters. Parts for helicopters. Combat helicopters. Anti submarine warfare helicopters. Support helicopters. Military transport helicopters. Search and rescue helicopters. UK MOD has a requirement to regenerate 2 Gazelle Helicopters from long term storage. The aircraft will require major maintenance carried out in accordance with UK MOD publications (The MOD will supply the publications). Aircraft will require specific modifications embodiment to be carried out during the maintenance (The MOD will supply the modification kit). The 2 aircraft are to be delivered concurrently. The Contractor must be ‘MAOS’ accredited for Gazelle Helicopters. The work recording must be carried out in accordance with current MOD requirements (GOLDesp).
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 34710000, 34711000, 34711500, 34730000, 34731700, 35612100, 35612200, 35612300, 35612400, 35612500,
II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
II.1.8) Lots:

II.1.9) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted:
II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract:
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:
Estimated value excluding VAT:
750 000 GBP
II.2.2) Information about options:

II.2.3) Information about renewals:
II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4) Other particular conditions
III.2) Conditions for participation
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts
III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1) Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of procedure
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2) Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: yes
IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity
P2G/0468
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: Yes
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
24.02.2017 – 12:00
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
EN
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
In days:
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
VI.2) Information about European Union funds
VI.3) Additional information
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.

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VI.4) Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Ministry of Defence, Helicopters, Other
Bristol
United Kingdom
Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Ministry of Defence, Helicopters, Other
Bristol
United Kingdom
VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Ministry of Defence, Helicopters, Other
Bristol
United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
25.01.2017