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Type of document: Pre-information procedures
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2018/S 172-391523/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply 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, OSP Programme Management Office (PGMO)
MOD Abbey Wood, #1216, Spruce 2b
Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
United Kingdom
Contact points(s): LCA Deployable Infrastructure
Email: DESLELCA-Comrcl-MANS@mod.gov.uk
Internet Address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
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:
Manoeuvre Shelters
II.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
SUPPLIES
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:
Shelters. The Ministry of Defence has a requirement for a deployable, modular and scalable shelter system or family of shelters that can be used either individually or in combination. The shelters currently require a detachable internal electrical cabling management and lighting. For a small percentage of the shelters, environmental control units/systems may be required. Ideally, the shelters (and shelter components) need to be lightweight and compact to allow safe carriage by 1 to 4 persons to load and unload safely from vehicles. The shelters are required to be set-up and struck down quickly using manpower only. The shelters are to provide a working environment only (e.g. office, medical) and not domestic accommodation (e.g. sleeping). This new project, titled Manoeuvre Shelters (Man-S) partly replaces Canaba, a former Defence project.
Lots: The contract is divided into lots: No
II.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
44112100
II.6) Scheduled date for start of award procedures and duration of the contract
Scheduled date for start of award procedures: 01.08.2021
II.7) Additional information:
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to invite industry to register its interest to participate in a preliminary market engagement (PME) exercise in order to gauge market interest in fulfilling the requirement, assist in the development of acquisition options and support the development of procurement models. This is an information gathering exercise only, where interested parties are invited to respond to providing either part of, or the whole capability.
Please note that any potential equipment solutions will be expected to follow the open architecture approach under DEFSTAN 23-013, version 2, Generic Base Architecture (GBA).
(Further information on UK Defence Standardization can be found at )
The aim of open architecture is to improve operational effectiveness, reduce integration risks and the cost of ownership by mandating and applying the appropriate interface standards and design constraints. A demonstration of open architecture for Deployable Infrastructure is taking place at the Defence Vehicle Dynamics 2018, Millbrook, Bedfordshire on 19 and 20.9.2018. There is a cost to attend the DVD (which will be borne by industry visitors) Interested parties are encouraged to attend this event to learn more about the open architecture approach, however, attendance is not compulsory to partake in any preliminary-market engagement for ‘Manoeuvre Power’.
To attend DVD, please register at:
The PME is expected to be conducted via a questionnaire that will be issued in due course. Industry should not expect to assign significant resource into the upcoming exercise and any responses should be based on solutions that are already in-service.
To express an interest in taking part in the PME, please send contact details (company, name, phone number, email address) to: DESLELCA-Comrcl-MANS@mod.gov.uk
If industry have any questions concerning this capability, please send them to the e-mail address above. Relevant questions asked at the DVD will be registered and logged during the event. Answers to questions, received via e-mail or asked at the DVD, may be issued to all parties who have registered an interest in partaking in the forthcoming PME.
All work completed in response to the PME is at industry’s own risk. The PME exercise will not represent a commitment by the Authority to launch any formal procurement procedure, nor does it indicate that the Authority has decided on its procurement options for this requirement. Furthermore, any participation in the PME exercise does not guarantee that you will be invited to participate in any future tender exercise; should the Authority run a competition for this requirement then participants will be selected via the normal routes (e.g. Pre-Qualification Questionnaires).

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:
N/A
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.ukSuppliers 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 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: V2R924N287.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.GO Reference: GO-201894-DCB-13133107
VI.3) Information on general regulatory framework
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice: 04.09.2018