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Type of document: Pre-information procedures
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 071-136128/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
Ministry of Defence, Information Systems and Services, BATCIS Delivery Team
Abbey Wood
Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
United Kingdom
For the attention of: Rob Dalford
Phone: +44 3067985589
Email: ISSComrcl-BATCIS-Morpheus-Grp@mod.uk
Internet Address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
Further information can be obtained from: 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) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
Morpheus Private Sector Support.
II.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
SERVICES
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
UKK11
Service category: Recreational, cultural and sporting services
II.3) Information on framework agreement
II.4) Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:
The objective of the PSS procurement is to provide expertise and support (and associated outputs) at the time the Authority requires them in order to support the delivery of the remainder of the Evolve to Open (EvO) Assessment Phase and EvO Design and Development (EvO D&D) to Performance, Time and Cost (P, T & C) & Increase the in-house levels of knowledge, skills and experience
PSS contract(s) are to:
— Provide skilled resource (Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel (SQEP)) and processes available to support BATCIS to deliver the Sub-Programme as an Intelligent Customer and delegated Design Authority
— Provide expert technical support resource to undertake independent assurance of the work that will be delivered by the Transition Provider (TP) during the EvO D&D
— Provide Knowledge Transfer to Authority personnel to raise in-house SQEP levels, thereby reducing the Authority’s future dependency on PSS
— Provide PM Support to the Authority in manning the MORPHEUS Joint Project Office (JPO) in order to facilitate Transition Partner Knowledge Transfer activities.
Lots: The contract is divided into lots: No
II.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
71356200, 71356300, 72224000
II.6) Scheduled date for start of award procedures and duration of the contract
Scheduled date for start of award procedures: 1.3.2018
II.7) Additional information:
The Authority is seeking to understand the level of competition and interest in delivery of this requirement. We would invite suppliers who are interested in potentially competing for this requirement in the future to express their interest via the MORPHEUS Commercial Group Mail box- ISSComrcl-BATCIS-MORPHEUS-Grp@mod.uk.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.2) Conditions for participation
III.2.1) Information about reserved contracts

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no.
VI.2) Additional 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 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. Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.ukSuppliers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity.The information and/or documents for this opportunity are available on must register on this site to respond, if you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage.Suppliers must log in, go to your Response Manager and add the following Access Code: PN82642784.Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you here.The deadline for submitting your response(s) is detailed within this contract notice, you will also have visibility of the deadline date, once you have added the Access code via DCO as the opening and closing date is visible within the opportunity.Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this opportunity prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents.If you experience any difficulties please refer to the online Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) or the User Guides or contact the MOD DCO Helpdesk by emailing support@contracts.mod.uk or Telephone 0800 282 324.GO Reference: GO-201747-DCB-9959909.
VI.3) Information on general regulatory framework
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice: 07.04.2017

Post written by: Andrew Perry