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Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2016/S 156-282683/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Restricted procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence, Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA)
Postal address: Procurement, Building 15, Welsh Road
Town: Deeside
Postal code: CH5 2LS
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Procurement
Telephone: +44 1244847237
Email: linda.sandoz@deca.mod.uk
Fax: +44 1244847393
Nuts code: UKL23
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.deca.mod.uk

I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted.Further information can be obtained at:www.contracts.mod.uk
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
to 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: HV Switchgear Replacement/Removal.

Reference number: SEA/19277
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 45315400
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description: The authority is looking to create a Framework Agreement for the replacement and disposal of nine HV Switchgear and the removal and disposal of a further three. See SOR for further details.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 450000 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKL23
Main site or place of performance:
Flintshire and Wrexham.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
See SOR.
II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 2016-12-05End: 2020-12-04
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity,including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:See PQQ.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2016-09-12 Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date: 2016-09-30
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:2017-03-31

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
IV.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information:
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Suppliers interested in working with the Ministry of Defence should register on the MOD Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at www.contracts.mod.uk. The MOD SID is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all MOD and UK Defence procurement personnel, and is the main supplier database of MOD Procurement organisations. Please note: the registration and publication of a company profile on the MOD SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation.
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.

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GO Reference: GO-2016811-DCB-8617431.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Ministry of Defence, Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA)
Postal address: Welsh Road
Town: Deeside
Postal code: CH5 2LS
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1244847237
E-mail: linda.sandoz@deca.mod.uk
Internet address: www.deca.mod.uk

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: Ministry of Defence, Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA)
Postal address: Welsh Road
Town: Deeside
Postal code: CH5 2LS
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1244847237
E-mail: linda.sandoz@deca.mod.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2016-08-11