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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

UK-Bristol: Inflatable craft.

Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Ministry of Defence, Ships, Commercially Supported Shipping (CSS) Team
Ash 2a #3203, MoD Abbey Wood (South), Bristol, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3067937486, Email: DESShipsComrcl-CSS-3b1a@mod.uk
Main Address:
NUTS Code: UKK11

Further information can be obtained at: As Above
Specifications and additional documents: As Above
Applications must be sent to: As Above

I.2)Type of the contracting authority and main activity or activities:
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.3) Main activity:
Defence

I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entity:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object Of The Contract: SUPPLIES
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity: Provision & In Service Support of Inflatable Craft
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SUPPLIES
Purchase

Region Codes: UKK11 – Bristol, City of
II.1.3)Framework agreements: The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement: Not Provided

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
Inflatable craft. The Commercially Supported Shipping (CSS) Boats team has a requirement to replace a number of existing inflatable craft operated currently by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
This project is looking at replacing five extant variants namely; Combat Rapid Raiding Craft (CRRC) 520, SF Medium Inflatable Boat (MIB), W525 General Purpose (GP) Inflatable, W525 Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Inflatable and the Inshore Raiding Craft (IRC) Mk III.

It is envisaged that all existing craft can be replaced with Military/Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS/MOTS) craft, with modifications that can be adapted to suit each role.
The scope of the contract is also to include the repair & maintenance of the new craft brought into service, the supply of spares & ancillaries in support of the new craft and Post Design Service (PDS)/modifications to new in-service craft.

II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
34522450 – Inflatable craft.

II.1.7)Information about subcontracting:
The tenderer has to indicate in the tender any share of the contract it may intend to subcontract to third parties and any proposed subcontractor, as well as the subject-matter of the subcontracts for which they are proposed.
The tenderer has to indicate any change occurring at the level of subcontractors during the execution of the contract.
II.1.8)Division into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for: All lots

II.1.9)Variants will be accepted: No

II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope (including all lots, renewals and options):
The requirement is for the provision and in-service support of inflatable craft to maintain the current MoD Capability Allowance List (CAL) (currently 365 craft across the five extant variants) over a five year period with two one year options to extend.

This requirement will be split into two lots.

Lot 1 is for the Provision and In-Service Support of Inflatable Craft for Navy Command Head Quarters (NCHQ)

Lot 2 is for the Provision and In-Service Support of Inflatable Craft for Joint Force Command (JFC).

Further details on each of the Lots can be found in Annex B to this Contract Notice.

Potential Bidders can apply for either Lot 1 or 2 or can apply for both Lots. Should a bidder go on to win both Lots at Tender, then the Authority reserves the right to award a single Contract covering both Lots.

All potential suppliers should be aware that as part of the Invitation To Negotiate (ITN) for Lot 2 there will be a requirement to supply a trial craft on loan at no cost to the MoD, the performance of which will form part of the down-selection criteria.

No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement or contract indeed there is no guarantee that any framework agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc will be paid if a tender or resulting framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason. Bidders should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7,600,000
Currency: GBP

II.2.2)Options: Yes
If yes, description of these options: This requirement will have two one year option years to extend the duration of the contract for the provision and in-service support of inflatable craft covered under Lot 1 & Lot 2
II.2.3)Renewals: No
II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion

Information About Lots

Lot No: 1
Title: Provision and In-Service Support of Inflatable Craft for Navy Command Head Quarters (NCHQ)

1)Short Description:
The Commercially Supported Shipping (CSS) Boats team has a requirement to replace the existing fleet of inflatable craft operated by NCHQ. This Lot is looking at replacing three extant variants: W525 General Purpose, W525 Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Inflatable and the Inshore Raiding Craft (IRC) Mk III.
It is envisaged that this can be replaced with Military/Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS/MOTS), craft with modifications that can be adapted to suit each role.

2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
34522450 – Inflatable craft.

3)Quantity Or Scope:
The requirement is for the provision of 245 Inflatable Craft to be delivered in Years 1 to 4 of the contract in order to maintain the current Capability Allowance List (CAL)
The scope of the contract will include the In-Service Support for the whole duration of the contract, which will include but not limited to the repair & maintenance, the supply of spares & ancillaries and the Post Design Service (PDS)/modifications to all new in-service craft. It also includes the replenishment of additional craft to replace those identified as being Beyond Economical Repairs (BER) in order to maintain the current Capability Allowance List. (CAL)
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided

5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided

Lot No: 2
Title: Provision and In-Service Support of Inflatable Craft for Joint Force Command (JFC)

1)Short Description:
The Commercially Supported Shipping (CSS) Boats team has a requirement to replace the existing fleet of inflatable craft operated by JFC. This Lot is looking at replacing two extant variants: Combat Rapid Raiding Craft (CRRC) 520, SF Medium Inflatable Boat (MIB)
It is envisaged that this can be replaced with Military/Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS/MOTS), craft with modifications that can be adapted to suit each role.

2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
34522450 – Inflatable craft.

3)Quantity Or Scope:
The requirement is for the provision of 120 inflatable craft to be delivered in Years 1 and 2 of the contract in order to maintain the current Capability Allowance List (CAL)
The scope of the contract will include the In-Service Support for the whole duration of the contract, which will include but not limited to the repair & maintenance, the supply of spares & ancillaries and the Post Design Service (PDS)/modifications to all new in-service craft. It also includes the replenishment of additional craft to replace those identified as being Beyond Economical Repairs (BER) in order to maintain the current Capability Allowance List. (CAL)
All potential suppliers should be aware that as part of the Invitation To Negotiate (ITN) they may be required to supply a trial craft on loan at no cost to the MoD, the performance of which will form part of the selection criteria.
4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided

5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
An indemnity, guarantee or bank bond may be required to support the contract. The Authority reserves the right to ask for an indemnity, (parent company) guarantee or bank bond if the supplier does not meet the required standard for economic and financial standing.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
For inflatable craft, payment will either be made following successful delivery or be made using a Stage Payment Scheme.
In-Service Support tasks will be payable upon successful completion.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
If a group of economic operators submits a bid, the group must nominate a lead organisation to deal with the Authority. The Authority shall require the group to form a legal entity before entering into the contract.

III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject, in particular with regard to security of supply and security of 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 a Security Aspects Letter, the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of the Security Aspects Letter 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.
III.1.5) Information about security clearance
Candidates which do not yet hold security clearance may obtain such clearance until: Not Provided

III.2)Conditions For Participation
III.2.1)Economic and financial capacity:
Criteria regarding the personal situation of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers.
The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 39(1) of Directive 2009/81/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 39(2) of Directive 2009/81/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the DSPCR 2011) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.

A full list of these criteria are at

Candidates will be required to sign a declaration confirming whether they do or do not have any of the listed criteria as part of the pre-qualification process.

Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 39(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest (including defence and security factors) for doing so.

Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 39(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
A Statement of Good Standing will be required as part of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire response.
III.2.2) Economic and financial standing:
Criteria regarding the economic and financial standing of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion)
(a) Appropriate statements from the economic operator’s bankers or where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;
(b) The presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;
(c) where appropriate, a statement, covering the three previous financial years of the economic operator, of:(i) the overall turnover of the business of the economic operator; and (ii) where appropriate, the turnover in respect of the work, works, goods or services which are of a similar type to the subject matter of the contract.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Two (2) years audited accounts will be required as part of any PQQ response.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: (if applicable)
The estimated annual contract value for provision of Lot 1 in Years 1 and 2 is #0.95M (ex VAT) per year.

The estimated annual contract value for provision of Lot 2 in Years 1 to 4 is # #0.63M (ex VAT) per year.

If the estimated annual contract value is greater than 40% of the supplier?s turnover, the Authority reserves the right to exclude the supplier from being selected to tender except where the supplier provides, to the satisfaction of the Authority, evidence showing it has sufficient economic and financial capability, e.g. such evidence may include:
(1) Any additional information proving it has sufficient economic and financial resources to deliver the requirement; and
(2) State whether the supplier is willing to provide the Authority with an indemnity, guarantee or bank bond.
A financial assessment will be undertaken on the supplier?s financial status. An overall pass / fail judgement will be made after considering areas such as turnover, profit, net assets, liquidity, gearing and capacity. This assessment will include the Parent company where applicable. An independent financial assessment obtained from a reputable credit rating organisation may be utilised as part of this process.
III.2.3) Technical and/or professional capacity:
Criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion)

(c) a statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past five years, or during a shorter period if necessary, and: (i) the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; (ii) the consideration received; (iii) the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the service were provided; (iv) any certificate issued or countersigned by that person confirming the details of the contract for those goods sold or services provided; and (v) where – (a)that person was not a contracting authority, and (b)the certificate referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(iv) is not available, any declaration by the economic operator attesting the details of the goods sold or services provided;
(d) a statement of the technicians or technical services available to the economic operator to: (i) carry out the work under the contract, or (ii) be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract, particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the economic operator;
(e) a statement of the economic operator’s: (i) technical facilities; (ii) measures for ensuring quality; (iii) study and research facilities; and (iv) internal rules regarding intellectual property;
(f) a check carried out by the contracting authority or on its behalf by a competent official body of the member State in which the economic operator is established: (i) on the technical capacity of the economic operator; and (ii) if relevant, on the economic operator’s study and research facilities and quality control measures;
(g) in the case of works contracts, services contracts or supply contracts also covering siting and installation operations or services, the economic operator’s educational and professional qualifications where the economic operator is an individual and: (i) if any, those of the economic operator’s managerial staff; and (ii) those of one or more persons who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract;
(h) the environmental management measures, that the economic operator is able to apply when performing the contract, but only where it is necessary for the performance of that contract;
(j) a description of the tools, material, technical equipment, staff numbers, know-how and sources of supply (with an indication of their geographical location when it is outside the territory of the EU) available to the economic operator to perform the contract, cope with any additional needs required by the contracting authority as a result of a crisis or carry out the maintenance, modernisation or adaptation of the goods covered by the contract;
(l) certification by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence, attesting that the goods to be purchased or hired under the contract conform to standards and technical specifications (within the meaning of regulation 12(1)) identified by the contracting authority;
(n) a certificate: (i) attesting conformity to quality management systems standards based on the relevant European standard; and (ii) from an independent accredited body established in any member State conforming to the European standards concerning accreditation and certification;

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Sought through formal Pre Qualification Questionnaire stage.
III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type Of Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Negotiated

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
Envisaged minimum number: 3 and maximum number: 6
Objective Criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Suppliers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity.

The information and / or documents for this opportunity are available on www.contracts.mod.uk. You must register on this site to respond, if you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage.

Lot 1 – Provision and In-Service Support of Inflatable Craft for Navy Command Head Quarters

Suppliers must log in, go to the Response Manager and add the following Access Code: 7K5V2EEE25.
Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you.

Lot 2 – Provision and In-Service Support of Inflatable Craft for Joint Force Command

Suppliers must log in, go to the Response Manager and add the following Access Code: 79E367TZDQ.
Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you.

The deadline for submitting your response(s) is 16:00 on Friday 17th March 2017. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this invite prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents.

If you experience any difficulties please refer to the online Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) or the User Guides or contact the MOD DCO Helpdesk by emailing support@contracts.mod.uk

Interested suppliers are required to complete the PQQ to provide information that allows the Authority to evaluate the supplier?s capacities and capabilities against the selection criteria set out at Sections III.2.1), III.2.2) and III.2.3) of this Contract Notice.
The Authority will use the PQQ response to create a shortlist of tenderers who:

(1) are eligible to participate under Section III.2.1) of this Contract Notice;

(2) fulfil any minimum standards under Sections III.2.2) and III.2.3) of this Contract Notice; and

(3) best meet in terms of capacity and capability the selection criteria set out Sections III.2.2) and III.2.3) of this Contract Notice.

Full details of the method for choosing the tenderers will be set out in the Help Text Box for the Dynamic PQQ.?
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue: Yes
IV.2)Award Criteria
IV.2.1)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)An electronic auction will be used: No

IV.3)Administrative Information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: CSS/0107
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:

Not Provided

IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 17/03/2017
Time: 16:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: English

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: No
VI.2)The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
VI.3)Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.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.

Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk
Suppliers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity.
The information and/or documents for this opportunity are available on
You must register on this site to respond, if you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage.
Suppliers must log in, go to your Response Manager and add the following Access Code: 7K5V2EEE25.

Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you here.
The deadline for submitting your response(s) is detailed within this contract notice, you will also have visibility of the deadline date, once you have added the Access code via DCO as the opening and closing date is visible within the opportunity.
Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this opportunity prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents.
If you experience any difficulties please refer to the online Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ?s) or the User Guides or contact the MOD DCO Helpdesk by emailing support@contracts.mod.uk or Telephone 0800 282 324.

VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Ministry of Defence, Ships, Commercially Supported Shipping (CSS) Team
Bristol, United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Procedures for appeal: Not Provided

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not Provided

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 14/02/2017

ANNEX A