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Type of document: Pre-information procedures
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2018/S 162-371598/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Soldier Training and Special Programmes
Cedar 2B, NH3, Bristol
Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
United Kingdom
Contact points(s): Zara Bobby
Phone: +44 7786248765
Email: zara.bobby594@mod.gov.uk
Internet Address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
Address of the buyer profile:
Further information can be obtained from: 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) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
Temporary Tactical Engagement Simulation in Kenya (TTESIK) 3
II.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
SERVICES
Service category: Supporting and auxiliary transport services
II.3) Information on framework agreement
II.4) Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:
A managed service that allows the manoeuvre elements of Battle Groups, including Opposing Forces (OPFOR) and vehicles to be instrumented and conduct realistic, live, force on force multiple training activities to prepare for the full spectrum of operations within a combined arms and joint context. It enables the ability to change Orbats in real time, the injection of essential enablers such as fast air and ISTAR, after action review and training exercises to be objectively assessed. The service is delivered in support of British Army Training Unit, Kenya (BATUK). The TTESIK 3 requirement has yet to be fully established, and during the proposed contract term, may be required to transition to a “Global TES”, which will provide mobile support to any collective training location and for any type of Force usage scheduled by Field Army.
Lots: The contract is divided into lots: No
II.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
80660000
II.6) Scheduled date for start of award procedures and duration of the contract
Scheduled date for start of award procedures: 31.01.2019
II.7) Additional information:
The purpose of this PIN is to notify industry that MOD will soon be launching this competition on Defence Contracts Online (DCO). The Contract will be required for a period of 3 years plus 3 x 1 year options. The estimated value within this PIN is based on the core 3 year term. 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 in the ITN, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender. Suppliers interested in working with the Ministry of Defence should register on the MOD Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at www.contracts.mod.uk The MOD SID is a database of active procurement organisations. Please note: the registration and publication of a company profile on the MOD SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation.
Future procurement.
The activities detailed in this PIN do not constitute the initiation or otherwise form part of any official procurement procedure. This will be subject to a separate Contract notice.
It is anticipated that the Contract will commence on 1.9.2020.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Payments will be made via CP&F
III.2) Conditions for participation
III.2.1) Information about reserved contracts

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no.
VI.2) 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. 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.ukGO Reference: GO-2018823-DCB-13064805
VI.3) Information on general regulatory framework
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice: 23.08.2018

Post written by: Andrew Perry