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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-015018/EN)
Nature of contract:
Procedure: Not applicable

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
Ministry of Defence
NH1 Atirum
Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
United Kingdom
For the attention of: Matt Julier
Email: matt.julier100@mod.gov.uk
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:
Prior Information Notice – Multi Point Pressure Breathing Rig
II.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
SERVICES
Service category: Maintenance and repair services
II.3) Information on framework agreement
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement:NO
II.4) Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:
This is a prior information notice to give suppliers advance notice that the Authority intends to initiate procurement activities for a support and maintenance contract for the Multi-Point Pressure Breathing Rig (MPPBR). The MPPBR is a ground-based training device, currently based within the RAF Centre for Aviation Medicine (RAF CAM) building based at RAF Henlow. It provides students with a realistic training experience of pressurised breathing using compressed air through aircraft oxygen breathing equipment.
The Authority’s requirement is for corrective, preventative and support maintenance of the MPPBR and associated in-service Post Design Service (PDS)/ad hoc tasking. In addition, the Authority is seeking the supplier to maintain, support and provide Design Organisation (DO) cover for the safe operation of the MPPBR.
Estimated Procurement Timescales:
Activity Estimate Date
Contract Notice / DPQQ issued July 2022
ITT issued to down selected tenderers August 2022
Tender response due September / October 2022
Contract Award Late October / Early November 2022
Estimate Value: £160,000 – £200,000 (inclusive of option years and anticipated level of PDS/ad hoc tasking).
Anticipated Duration: 3 years plus 2 x 1 year optional extensions.
Please Note: the above information is indicative only and may be subject to change. The Authority reserves the right to not launch the procurement.
Lots: The contract is divided into lots: No
II.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
50800000
II.6) Scheduled date for start of award procedures and duration of the contract
Scheduled date for start of award procedures: 14.10.2022
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 Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.
VI.3) Information on general regulatory framework
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice: 30.5.2022