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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

UK-Bristol: Sonars.

Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Ministry of Defence, Ships, Underwater & Electronic Warfare
Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3067987177, Email: jonathan.firth113@mod.gov.uk
Contact: Jonathan Firth
Main Address: www.des.mod.uk
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:
Not Provided

I.3) Main activity:
Not Provided

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: Handheld Sonar
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: Not Provided

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
Sonars. The Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) Underwater Electronic Warfare (UEW) Delivery
Team (DT) is seeking the procurement and support of Divers’ Handheld Sonar (HHS) Devices for use by
Royal Navy (RN) Divers. Three specifications of device are being sought:
Tier 1 – High specification hand held sonars for Mine Investigation Exploitation.
Tier 2 – Medium specification hand held sonars with communication system for jetty/port search, Very Shallow Water operations and attack swimming, with text messaging facility between the units.
Tier 3 – Low Specification HHS for Mine Counter Measure Diving

The quantity of each required will be specified in the tender documentation.
The successful Contractor will be expected to supply and maintain HHS devices to the required level over a minimum
period of 5 years for tier 1 and tier 2, minimum period of two years for tier 3.
Potential bidders will be able to bid for the supply and support of any or all of the tiers, which will be awarded
as separate lots.

II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
38113000 – Sonars.

II.1.7)Information about subcontracting:
Not Provided
II.1.8)Division into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for: One or more 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):
Details will be provided in the tender documentation.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range between: 1,000,000 and 2,000,000
Currency: GBP

II.2.2)Options: No
II.2.3)Renewals: No
II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion

Information About Lots

Lot No: 1
Title: Tier 1 Sonars

1)Short Description:
High specification hand held sonars for Mine Investigation Exploitation

2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
38113000 – Sonars.

3)Quantity Or Scope:
Details will be provided in the tender documentation.
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: Tier 2 Sonars

1)Short Description:
Medium specification handheld sonars with communication system for jetty/port search, Very Shallow Water operations and attack swimming. Text message facility required.

2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
38113000 – Sonars.

3)Quantity Or Scope:
Details will be provided in the tender documentation.
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: 3
Title: Tier 3 Sonars

1)Short Description:
Low specification hand held sonars for mine counter-measures diving.

2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
38113000 – Sonars.

3)Quantity Or Scope:
Details will be provided in the tender documentation.
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:
Not Provided

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Not Provided

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Not Provided

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: Not Provided
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.

Not Provided
III.2.2) Economic and financial standing:
Criteria regarding the economic and financial standing of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion)

Not Provided
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)

Not Provided
III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided
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:
Envisaged minimum number: 2 and maximum number: 10
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: UEW/018
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Not Provided
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: 11/01/2021
Time: 10:00
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: Not Provided
VI.2)The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Not Provided
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.

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VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Ministry of Defence, Ships, Underwater & Electronic Warfare
Abbey Wiid, Bristol, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3067987177, Email: jonathan.firth113@mod.gov.uk

Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Ministry of Defence, Ships, Underwater & Electronic Warfare
Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1179132548, Email: jonathan.firth113@mod.gov.uk

VI.4.2)Procedures for appeal: Not Provided

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Ministry of Defence, Ships, Underwater & Electronic Warfare
Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1179132548, Email: jonathan.firth113@mod.gov.uk

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 05/12/2020

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