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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: ARMOUR CENTRE SUPPORT CONTRACT (PROJECT ARGONAUT)
2. Awarding Authority: Ministry of Defence, Army Commercial – HQ Land Warfare Centre, Bldg 95, Waterloo Lines, Imber Road, Warminster, GB, BA12 0DJ. Tel: 03001512403.. (Deborah Orchard)
3. Contract type: Service contract
Negotiated
4. Description: The ARMOUR Centre Support Contract will deliver an effective and efficient training and support service solution to the ARMOUR Centre located at Bovington and Lulworth. This requirement will encompass delivery of training, maintenance and support services required to enable the outputs pertinent to Defence’s reference point for Mounted Close Combat, specialist Dismounted and tactical Communication Information Services, currently provided under an existing contract TMASS2 and new services to address and meet planned and future emerging needs.
The services to be delivered are detailed below (see Statement of Requirement (SOR) for further information:
Provide teaching and instructional services:
Design, develop and update training packages.
Provision of stores delivery and accounting services including an Arms store, fuel point and all transport related services.
Management and operation of an Ammunition Compound.
Delivery of Physical Training Instruction.
Level 1 Maintenance of Armoured Vehicles (basic maintenance, to include but not limited to screen wash replacement, tyre changes, etc ) and provision of qualified drivers for the same vehicles.
The following anticipated new services may be incorporated into the start or future contract timeline ((dependent on Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) platform programme activity)):
Provide instruction on the new Ajax family of vehicles.
Provide instruction on the new Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV).
Provide instruction on the new variation of Warrior vehicle post capability enhancement programme.
Provide instruction on the new (enhanced) Challenger 2 vehicles.
5. CPV Code(s): 80000000, 80510000, 80630000, 92610000
6. NUTS code(s): UKK, UKK1, UKK15, UK
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Bovington and Lulwoth, Dorset, United Kingdom
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Publication reference: 2021/S 000-005367
9. Estimated value of requirement: Range: between £50,000,000 and £90,000,000
10. Time limit for receipt of projects or requests to participate 29.4.2021 (12:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:
12. Other information: Main activity
Defence
Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities:
No
This contract is divided into lots: No
Variants will be accepted: No
The contract is for a period of 7 years. There are no planned options beyond this period
Information about options
Options: No
Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 84 (from the award of the contract)
Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged minimum number
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: The Authority intends to restrict the number of tenderers to a maximum of four. The Authority will assess the suitability of potential providers to be invited to tender using the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) that interested providers must complete to be considered. The PQQ will be assessed and, if necessary, the number of potential providers reduced to a maximum of four, using the following assessment criteria, all of which must be met.
1. Potential providers must score a “PASS” against all questions throughout the questionnaire that are scored as “PASS/FAIL”.
2. Potential providers must demonstrate satisfactory (PASS) evidence against questions SQ-6.1 to 6.3 (serial numbers 1.11.1 to 1.11.13) in Part 1 Form E – Technical and Professional Ability.
3. Potential providers must achieve a minimum pass mark of 55% in questions DPQQ-6.2.1 to 6.2.10 (serial numbers 2.1.1 to 2.1.10) in Part 2 Form F – Project Questions.
In the event that more than four suppliers meet all the criteria specified in the DPQQ and achieve the technical pass mark, the Authority will only invite to tender the top four technical scoring providers. Suppliers will be ranked using the total weighted score allocated against the scored questions in Part 2 Form F. If there are a number of providers with the same technical score the Authority reserves the right to invite more than the maximum number of four suppliers.
Award criteria
the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about European Union fundsVI.2) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
six.3) Additional informationVI.3) Additional information
OPPORTUNITY – 701434377-PQQ
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 intends to invite no more than 4 Economic Operators to tender for this requirement and will therefore conduct a pre-qualification exercise to assist in any down select. Only those Economic Operators who can demonstrate a sufficient level of economic and financial standing and technical or professional ability against the Authority’s pre-qualification criteria may be invited to tender. Should more than 4 (or fewer than 4) Economic Operators fulfil the selection criteria, the Authority reserves the right to conduct a further down selection. Full details on how to access the ‘Dynamic’ Pre-Qualification Questionnaire linked to this advert are contained in the final two paragraphs below. The Authority reserves the right to seek independent financial and market advice to validate information declared, or to assist in any pre-qualification evaluation.
A Cyber Risk Assessment has been carried out for this requirement. The risk has been assessed as MODERATE, and the reference number is RAR-PWX78Y2B. Potential suppliers should log on at the address below and complete a Supplier Assurance Questionnaire (SAQ), the results of which must be submitted along with the bidder’s tender response.

DOWN SELECT PROCESS
Detailed in the DPQQ Guidance Document included in the supporting documentation.
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