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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2021/S 000-005621/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Restricted procedure
Regulation of procurement: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Babcock Land Defence Ltd
Postal address: Building B!5, MOD Donnington
Town: Telford
Postal code: TF2 8JT
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Linda Paul
Telephone: +44 1952967473
Email: Linda.Paul@babcockinternational.com
Internet address(es):
Main address:

I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
another address:Official name: Babcock Land Defence Ltd
Postal address: Building B15, MOD Donnington
Town: Telford
Postal code: TF2 8JT
Country: United Kingdom
Email: Linda.Paul@babcockinternational.com
Internet address(es):
Main address:

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
to the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: IRM20/7530 – The Supply of Tyres
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 34350000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: The Supply of Tyres
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 21200000 Currency: GBPII.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer 3
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title: IRM20/7530 The Supply of Tyres

Lot No:Lot 1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34350000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKG21
Main site or place of performance:
Telford and Wrekin

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Description of procurement: Babcock Land Defence Ltd – acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence (“the Authority”) – has under consideration a 4 year Framework Agreement for the Supply of Tyres. Please see the complete list on the Supporting Documents tab of the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.All items within the scope of requirement are codified to NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs). Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award. Expressions of interest to participate in this requirement are to be submitted on Defence Contracts Online (DCO) by completing the PQQ. The PQQ shall be assessed on DCO using the selection criteria given within the PQQ and within each question. It is the intention of the authority to down select to between 1 and 10 economic operators who will be invited to tender. Only those suppliers who provide all mandatory information and are not subject to a mandatory exclusion will be invited to tender. Access to the PQQ requires a code, which is In accordance with the Government’s transparency agenda, the Authority shall publish the Tender and Contract documents online. Further guidance shall be provided with the ITT. 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.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 9418104.14 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 1
Maximum number: 10
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no
II.2.1) Title: IRM20/7530 The Supply of Tyres

Lot No:2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34350000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKG21
Main site or place of performance:
Telford and Wrekin

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Description of procurement: Babcock Land Defence Ltd – acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence (“the Authority”) – has under consideration a 4 year Framework Agreement for the Supply of Tyres. Please see the complete list on the Supporting Documents tab of the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.All items within the scope of requirement are codified to NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs). Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award. Expressions of interest to participate in this requirement are to be submitted on Defence Contracts Online (DCO) by completing the PQQ. The PQQ shall be assessed on DCO using the selection criteria given within the PQQ and within each question. It is the intention of the authority to down select to between 1 and 10 economic operators who will be invited to tender. Only those suppliers who provide all mandatory information and are not subject to a mandatory exclusion will be invited to tender. Access to the PQQ requires a code, which is In accordance with the Government’s transparency agenda, the Authority shall publish the Tender and Contract documents online. Further guidance shall be provided with the ITT. 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.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 11327253.6 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 1
Maximum number: 10
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no
II.2.1) Title: IRM20/7530 The Supply of Tyres

Lot No:3
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34350000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKG21
Main site or place of performance:
Telford and Wrekin

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Description of procurement: Babcock Land Defence Ltd – acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence (“the Authority”) – has under consideration a 4 year Framework Agreement for the Supply of Tyres. Please see the complete list on the Supporting Documents tab of the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.All items within the scope of requirement are codified to NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs). Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award. Expressions of interest to participate in this requirement are to be submitted on Defence Contracts Online (DCO) by completing the PQQ. The PQQ shall be assessed on DCO using the selection criteria given within the PQQ and within each question. It is the intention of the authority to down select to between 1 and 10 economic operators who will be invited to tender. Only those suppliers who provide all mandatory information and are not subject to a mandatory exclusion will be invited to tender. Access to the PQQ requires a code, which is In accordance with the Government’s transparency agenda, the Authority shall publish the Tender and Contract documents online. Further guidance shall be provided with the ITT. 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.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 453369.8 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 1
Maximum number: 10
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2021-04-19 Local time: 14:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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.dcocontracts.mod.uk
Suppliers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity.
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GO Reference: GO-2021319-DCB-17958673
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Babcock Land Defence Ltd
Town: Telford
Postal code: TF2 8JT
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1952967473
E-mail: Linda.Paul@babcockinternational.com

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: Babcock Land Defence Ltd
Town: Telford
Postal code: TF2 8JT
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1952967473
E-mail: Linda.Paul@babcockinternational.com
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: Babcock Land Defence Ltd
Town: Telford
Postal code: TF2 8JT
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1952967473
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2021-03-19

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