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Type of document: Pre-information procedures
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2018/S 159-365883/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply 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, Ships, Underwater and Electronic Warfare
Birch 1A #3133, Abbey Wood
Stoke Gifford
Postal code: BS34 8JH
United Kingdom
Contact points(s): Felicity Roberts
Phone: +44 30367988886
Email: felicity.roberts103@mod.gov.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:
Procurement of Swimmers Air Breathing Apparatus (SABA)
II.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
SUPPLIES
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 Defence Equipment and Support (DE and S) Underwater Electronic Warfare (UEW) Delivery Team (DT) is considering procuring complete breathing air diving systems for military diving teams including initial project and safety documentation.
This would consist of around 650 systems (with an initial buy of 150 by 31.5.2019) and in-service support for 2 years from delivery.
Delivery of all systems would be before 30.9.2019 (with early delivery encouraged) and the total value of the contract is expected to range from circa 3 000 000 GBP.
Expectation is for a mature Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) solution requiring no modification.
As part of the evaluation process, tenderers will be expected to undergo User and Maintainer trials against the requirement in early 2019 to determine the winning bid.
The Systems Requirement Document (SRD) will be released with the Invitation To Negotiate (ITN) tender documents and will be classified as Official Sensitive.
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) has been issued in order to better understand the market, the Authority is inviting interested parties to provide details on their capabilities in this field. This PIN is not a means to seek formal expressions of interest; that opportunity may become available when the UEW DT has an improved understanding of the market. Your email shall be no longer than 300 words and shall provide evidence of your experience with breathing air diving systems and capability to deliver in-service support. This information will not be used to down select suppliers, that will be conducted via a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. Any information provided for the above will be kept confidential.
If interested in this requirement, please contact: felicity.roberts103@mod.gov.uk
A formal notice may follow in due course.
Lots: The contract is divided into lots: No
II.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
37412241
II.6) Scheduled date for start of award procedures and duration of the contract
Scheduled date for start of award procedures: 31.05.2019
II.7) Additional information:

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.uk GO Reference: GO-2018816-DCB-13023101
VI.3) Information on general regulatory framework
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice: 16.08.2018

Post written by: Andrew Perry