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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: OI/0077 – Tactical Power Support (TPS) Contract Notice
2. Awarding Authority:
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence, Abbey Wood

Bristol
England
BS34 8JH
Contact: John Pugh
Email: john.pugh893@mod.gov.uk
Phone: 0
URL: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
3. Contract Type: Services
4. Description: Tactical Power Support (TPS) – OI/0077 – seeks to manage the provision of fleet management, repair and maintenance services for a fleet of Authority-owned generators, which will be provided as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE).

This will run between April 2023 and the delivery of the replacement provision, Manoeuvre Power (Man-P), in 2028 (estimated).

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

Equipment:
The equipment will be provided as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). Below is a limited summary of the equipment to be supported, with the full and detailed requirement to be set out in the ITN;

– Lightweight Field Generators (LFG) – Approx. 3,500 x 2kW generators
– Variable-Tactical Electrical Generators (V-TEG) – Approx. 100 Variable Speed 2-6.5kW generators
– Field Electrical Power Distribution System (FEPDS) and Power Management Distribution System (PMDS) – Approx. 6,000 x Military style electrical distribution boxes
– Cables – Approx. 12,000 of various lengths

Service:
Tactical Power Support’s main requirement is for through life support via Contracting for Availability (CFA), which may also include replacing equipment lost through attrition to upkeep availability.

Activities that support this capability include, but are not limited to; Service and Asset Transition from current capability provider, Responsibility as Design Authority, Asset Management including receipt and issue of demands for equipment, Management of Equipment Safety, Post Design Services, Through Life Support including maintenance, repair and supply of spares, User Single Point of Contact, Provision and Update of Technical Documentation, Obsolescence Management, with the possibility of Training provision.

The fleet of equipment will be held at various readiness levels to meet operational planning assumptions. This includes a contractor held readiness element, which will be required to move within as little as 5 to 10 calendar days’ notice.

The Contractor will be required to work with an incumbent provider (Babcock Land Defence Limited) who is responsible for the provision of Level 1-3 Maintenance for the LFG equipment.

A limited version of the current support service Statement of Work has been uploaded as a supporting document to the Opportunity Listing, and to this notice.

Options:
– Contract extensions of 3 (three) x 1 (one) year options, for further CFA service.
– Additional purchases of equipment/spares/services, in line with the requirement.

Further information in relation to this opportunity can be found in the “additional text” and links sections.

Supplier Selection for involvement in this procurement is via Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), linked to the Opportunity Listing, found at;

5. CPV Codes:
50111000 – Fleet management, repair and maintenance services
6. NUTS Codes: UKK11
7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: Any region
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority:
tender_314490/1109749
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: £40,000,000
10. Start Date: 01/04/2023
11. End Date: 31/07/2028
12. Closing Date: 31/10/2022
13. Other Information:
Additional Text

Key dates (estimated):
Final date for DPQQ Clarification Questions – 16 October 2022
DPQQs returned to MOD – 31 October 2022
Invitation to Tender Issued – November 2022
Tenders Returned to MOD – January 2023
Authority Evaluation of ITT Completed – February 2023
Anticipated Date of Contract Award – April 2023
Contract Expiry – July 2028

Further details regards the requirement and procurement process is detailed in the “Find a Tender Service” listing for this Contract opportunity.

Please see below the links to the eSourcing portal, Opportunity Listing, Find a Tender Service notice and the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (used for Supplier Selection).
Link to eSourcing Portal

Link to the Find a Tender Service Notice for Tactical Power Support

Opportunity Listing for Tactical Power Support, includes link to PQQ

For further information/documentation please visit: