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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-010252/EN)
Nature of contract:
Procedure: Not applicable

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
Ministry of Defence
MOD Corsham
Corsham
United Kingdom
Contact points(s): Deborah Field
Email: ukstratcomdd-cm-skynet-6a@mod.gov.uk
Electronic access to information:
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: 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) Description:
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity: Next Generation Maritime Terminal procurement
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Supplies
Type of supplies contract: Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Ministry of Defence, Defence Digital
MOD Corsham
Corsham
SN13 9NR
Nuts code:
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement
II.1.5) Short description of the specific contract:Provision of a military satellite maritime terminal system.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 32531000,
II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
II.1.8) Lots:
The contract is divided into lots: No
II.1.9) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: NO
II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract:
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:
BACKGROUND
As the current assets under the Authority’s SKYNET programme move towards their end of life, procurements have been identified to focus on ensuring the next generation replacement equipment is available to maintain or improve the Authority’s communication capability. Within this context, the NGMT project is to replace the role of the current Satellite Communications Onboard Terminal 5 (SCOT5) on Royal Navy vessels.
SCOPE
A new military maritime terminal system is required to ensure continuity of maritime communications through the end of life of the Skynet 5 series of satellites and the introduction of the new Skynet 6A satellite, which is due to enter service in 2026. The Authority’s preferred option is to procure a Military-Off-The-Shelf (MOTS) solution to replace the existing maritime terminals, which is the subject of this procurement. Please refer to Section 2 of the ‘Dynamic Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire – Additional Information’ SK6-TT-000095 document.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
230000000.00 GBP
II.2.2) Information about options:
Options: yes
Purchase of additional terminals.
II.2.3) Information about renewals:
II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 180 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4) Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: Please refer to Section 3 “Supplementary Guidance and Information” of the DPQQ Additional Information document.
III.2) Conditions for participation
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
No criteria required
III.2.2) Economic and financial ability
Please see the questions in section 1.10, Part 1 Form D: Economic and Financial Standing
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Please see the questions in section 1.10, Part 1 Form D: Economic and Financial Standing
As above

III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please see the NGMT PQQ Technical Envelope and the DPQQ Additional Information for more details.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please see the NGMT PQQ Technical Envelope and the DPQQ Additional Information for more details.
III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts
III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1) Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
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 number of operators:4
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Please see Section 1 Part 4 “Scoring Methodology and Progress to the Next Stage” in the DPQQ Additional Information document for more information. Candidates will be limited to the top four scores.
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2) 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) Information about electronic auction

IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
No
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: Yes
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
13.4.2022 – 23:59
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
EN
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
In days:
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
VI.2) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
VI.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system (DSP) in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.
VI.4) Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Ministry of Defence, Defence Digital
Ministry of Defence, Defence Digital, MOD Corsham
Corsham
Postal code: SN13 9NR
United Kingdom
VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Ministry of Defence, Defence Digital
Ministry of Defence, Defence Digital, MOD Corsham
Corsham
Postal code: SN13 9NR
United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
20.4.2022