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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2021/S 000-012809/EN)
Nature of contract:
Procedure: Not applicable

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Land Equipment, Training and Simulation Systems Programme (TSSP)
MoD Cedar 2B,, Mail Point #3260,, MoD Abbeywood,, Filton, Bristol
Postal code: BS348JH
United Kingdom
Contact points(s): Bob Wade (THIS NOTICE IS NOT AN OPPOERTUNITY THIS IS FOR TRANSPARENCY ONLY)
Phone: +44 7970559998
Email: bob.wade102@mod.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: 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) Description:
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
Project Vulcan (Ground Manouevre Synthetic Trainer) (THIS NOTICE IS FOR TRANSPARENCY ONLY, IT IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY)

II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Services
Service category No 3: Air transport services of passengers and freight, except transport of mail
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: (THIS NOTICE IS FOR TRANSPARENCY ONLY, IT IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY)
Nuts code:
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement
II.1.5) Short description of the specific contract:
(THIS NOTICE IS FOR TRANSPARENCY ONLY, IT IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY)
The Army Headquarters Single Statement of User Need (SSUN) which VULCAN Ground Manoeuvre Synthetic Trainer (GMST) will deliver against is: ‘VULCAN seeks to establish a comprehensive simulator system to satisfy individual (driver, gunner, commander) and crew training for MIV & CR2 LEP+ and planned, both technically and commercially, to exploit emerging technology and expand to other vehicle fleets over time.’

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 80660000,
II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
II.1.8) Lots:
The contract is divided into lots: No
II.1.9) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: NO
II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract:
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 70000000 and 200000000 GBP
II.2.2) Information about options:
Options: yes

(THIS NOTICE IS FOR TRANSPARENCY ONLY, IT IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY)
2 X 5 YR EXTENSIONS

II.2.3) Information about renewals:
II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4) Other particular conditions
III.2) Conditions for participation
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts
III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1) Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of procedure
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged number of operators:6
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2) Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction

IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity
TSSP/130
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: Yes
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
09.06.2021 – 10:00
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
EN
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
In days:
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
VI.2) Information about European Union funds
VI.3) Additional information
(THIS NOTICE IS FOR TRANSPARENCY ONLY, IT IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY)
VI.4) Procedures for appeal
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
08.06.2021