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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2021/S 000-025413/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Supplies

This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence
Postal address: #7001, MOD Abbey Wood North
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Email: DESUKMFTS-HawkComrclGroup@mod.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

Additional information can be obtained from:
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: The Provision of Smoke Dye for the RAF Aerobatics Team
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 24200000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
The UK MOD’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is notifying the market of a potential forthcoming procurement to source smoke dye for the RAF Aerobatics Team.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 24212600
Main CPV code: 24220000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
Main site or place of performance:
The DE&S procurement team is based in Bristol. Dye trials are expected to be conducted at RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DE&S is inviting industry to take part in a competition for the provision of aerobatic smoke dye to the RAF Aerobatics Team (known as the ‘Red Arrows’). The winning tenderer will be awarded a contract for the provision of dye until ~2025. It should be noted that this is a separate requirement to that mentioned in the recently published RFI [tender_282616/987224] relating to R&D of an environmentally friendly solution.
The requirement is for red and blue smoke dyes made to the specification of DefStan 68-272; there may also be a requirement for different coloured dyes. It is expected that this contract would run until 2025, with extension options in place should these be necessary.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.14) Additional information: DE&S intends to run an open competition in order to source this dye, which would include submission of an Invitation to Tender and the potential need for bidders to submit dye for trials. However, DE&S reserves the right to issue a dynamic pre-qualification questionnaire if deemed necessary.

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2021-11-29
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2021-10-11