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Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2018/S 241-549969/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
Postal address: Army Commercial, D Res, Zone 8 (IDL 437), 2nd Floor, Ramillies Building, Marlborough Lines, Monxton Road
Town: Andover
Postal code: SP11 8HT
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Mr James Racheter
Telephone: +44 1264381655
Email: ArmyComrcl-T1-Mailbox@mod.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1264381218
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.contracts.mod.uk

The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted.Further information can be obtained at:
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: Provision of Representative Rubberised Rifles

Reference number: ArmyHQ2/00362
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 39162200
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: Army HQ has identified a requirement for the Provision of Representative Rubberised Rifles (RRRs) to Initial Training Group (ITG) Ops Groups within the Army Training Centre (ATC) Pirbright.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 406000 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: UKJ3
Main site or place of performance:Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Army HQ has identified a requirement for the Provision of Representative Rubberised Rifles (RRRs) to Initial Training Group (ITG) Ops Groups within the Army Training Centre (ATC) Pirbright. The aim of the RRRs is to allow recruits to enhance the training they go through during the Common Military Syllabus. The RRRs must accurately represent the fully loaded SA80 A2 rifle with a Sight Unit Small Arms Trilux (SUSAT) representative sight fitted.
Contractors should hold at least BS EN ISO 9001:2015 accreditation or equivalent. As a resource aware organisation, ITG HQ would gain additional comfort if the Contractor were also to hold ISO 14001:2015 accreditation or equivalent.
A total of 2 300 RRRs are required to be supplied over a 23 month period, following the development of an agreed Prototype RRR. It is anticipated that the contract will be in place with effect from 31.3.2019 for a 2-year period.
A Cyber Risk Assessment has been carried out for this requirement. The risk has been assessed as not applicable.
Potential Service Providers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity using the access code provided later on in the advert text.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 406000 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
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.2.2) Contract performance conditions: Please see Annex A to SC2 (General Conditions).

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedure
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: 2019-01-22 Local time: 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
Duration in months:3(from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2019-01-22 Local time: 10:00 Place:Army HQ, Andover.

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
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. 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-20181212-DCB-13718171.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
Town: Andover
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2018-12-12