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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

UK-Bristol: Marine equipment.

Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Ministry of Defence, Ships, Maritime Equipment Systems (MES) Team
Abbey Wood, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 7450084185, Email: thomas.morgan120@mod.gov.uk
Contact: Thomas Morgan
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: MSS/104 – Mechanical Handling and Lifting – Material Supply and Repair
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:
Duration of the framework agreement:
Duration in year(s): 7
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement:

Range between: 60,000,000 and 98,000,000
Currency: GBP

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
Marine equipment. Marine equipment. MSS/104 will provide material supply and repair services including: Supply of New Manufactured Material and Repair of Permanent Class Equipment.

II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
34930000 – Marine equipment.

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: No
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):
1 (one) contract will be awarded to cover the scope of this requirement.  
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range between: 60,000,000 and 98,000,000
Currency: GBP

II.2.2)Options: Yes
If yes, description of these options: The supplier may be asked to provide support for future Royal Navy Ships and Submarines not included within the core scope of work. Further information will be contained within the Invitation to Negotiation (ITN).
II.2.3)Renewals: No
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:
A Bank Guarantee may be required.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Payment will follow Delivery and Acceptance of the Goods or Services via the Authority’s Contracting, Purchasing & Finance (CP&F) tool.

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:2022-09-13 00:00:00.0

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.

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:
This information will be sought through the attached Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ) and Contract Notice Supporting Information document.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: (if applicable)
Please see DPQQ and Contract Notice Supporting Information Document.
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)

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
This information will be sought through the attached Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ) and Contract Notice Supporting Information document.  
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: (if applicable)
Please see DPQQ and Contract Notice Supporting Information Document.
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: 8
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue: No
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: MSS/104
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: 23/03/2021
Time: 12:00
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.

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VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Marine Systems Support (MSS)
Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 7450084185, Email: thomas.morgan120@mod.gov.uk

Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Marine Systems Support (MSS)
Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 7450084185, Email: thomas.morgan120@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:
Marine System Support (MSS)
Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 7450084185, Email: thomas.morgan120@mod.gov.uk

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 05/02/2021

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