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Type of document: Pre-information procedures
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2016/S 227-413451/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU

This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence, IMOC, Defence Fuels Group
Postal address: Cedar 3A #3338 Abbey Wood
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Paul Wilson
Telephone: +44 3067985442
Email: DESLDProgMgt-DFAP-PM4@mod.uk
Nuts code: UK
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile: www.contracts.mod.uk

Additional information can be obtained from:
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: Defence Fuels Global Re-Supply Capability.
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 34512800
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to inform suppliers that the Authority is holding an early stage Industry Day in respect of the Authority’s requirement for bulk marine, bulk aviation and limited ground fuels for UK Armed Forces to be delivered to various locations around the UK and worldwide. Destinations are likely to include (but are not limited to) the Ascension Island, the Falkland Islands, Cyprus, and at UK based Navy Oil Fuel Depots. Please note the procurement of fuel is carried out under separate arrangements.
The aim of this Industry Day is to provide an overview of the Authority’s requirement and for Industry engagement to aid the Authority’s understanding of what is available within the market place in relation to the requirement. The Authority wishes to engage with a wide range of potential providers including but not limited to:
— Fuel Suppliers.
— Vessel Owners.
— Refineries.
— Service Providers.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 50000000 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: UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This requirement has been previously met by charter of a vessel; however, the Authority is aware that there are potentially other options to deliver the requirement and would to explore with industry as many of these as possible. The project team seeks to meet this requirement through a competitive tender process starting in 2017; following a period of extensive market engagement to fully understand the options available. The project has an anticipated value between 20-50 000 000 GBP depending on its duration. Following the Industry Day the Authority intends to issue a post industry day questionnaire to further aid its understanding. The Industry Day is on 14.12.2016 at the Defence Academy, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8LA. Suppliers will be limited to 2 reps. Please book by 16/12/16 using the contact details provided on this notice and provide: Company Name, single point of contact and a list of Industry day attendees including full names, nationality and role within the company.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.14) Additional information: Attendance at the industry day will be subject to base security restrictions and other requirements. Attendance at the Industry Day is not a pre-requisite to receiving the industry questionnaire.

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2017-07-01
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
IV.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
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.

Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-20161122-DCB-9147934.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2016-11-22