Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Maritime Equipment Transformation (MET) Team, DE&S;
Birch 3c, #3331, MoD Abbey Wood
For the attention of: Mr Alexander Scriven
BS34 8JH Filton
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3067939608
E-mail: alex.scriven897@mod.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.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
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:
EEG/0018. Supply of NATO codified items in support of main electrical distribution equipment.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Purchase
NUTS code UKJ31
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Electronic and electrical spare parts for warships. A range of NATO codified items are to be purchased in order to support the main electrical distribution equipment across the UK RN Fleet.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.1.8)Lots
This 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:
In order to continue support to the main electrical distribution equipment across the UK RN Fleet, the Authority requests expressions of interest for the supply of the following NATO codified items:
— Qty 15 - NSN 6110-15-1117489 - release undervolt,
— Qty 05 - NSN 6110-15-1117490 - release Clos.,
— Qty 10 - NSN 6110-15-1117492 - terminal upper,
— Qty 02 - NSN 6110-15-1117494 - contact fixed,
— Qty 04 - NSN 6110-15-1117495 - contact moving,
— Qty 10 - NSN 6110-15-1117510 - module port L,
— Qty 01 - NSN 6150-15-1198480 - wiring harness,
— Qty 05 - NSN 6110-99-2519656 - module control,
— Qty 05 - NSN 6110-15-1117486 - release elect.,
— Qty 20 - NSN 6110-15-1117507 - battery,
— Qty 20 - NSN 6110-99-1479031 - contactor,
— Qty 20 - NSN 5999-99-7270214 - contact,
— Qty 10 - NSN 6110-99-1336181 - interlock Con.,
— Qty 10 - NSN 6110-99-3311789 - Ph to Ph Con.,
— Qty 10 - NSN 6110-99-4183232 - Ext piece,
— Qty 10 - NSN 5925-12-3618796 - circuit breaker,
— Qty 01 - NSN 5120-15-1178324 - text set,
— Qty 03 - NSN 5925-15-1789769 - circuit breaker,
— Qty 01 - NSN 5925-15-1792906 - contact set,
— Qty 40 - NSN 5945-15-1127728 - undervoltage rel.,
— Qty 06 - NSN 5925-12-3618798 - circuit breaker.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 115 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 6 (from the award of the contract)
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
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2006 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 45(2) of Directive 2004/18/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the PCR 2006) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.
A full list of the Regulation 23(1) and 23(2) criteria are at http://project.contracts.mod.uk/businessExchange/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#dspr.
Candidates will be required to sign a declaration confirming whether they do or do not have any of the listed criteria as part of the pre-qualification process. For candidates who are registered overseas, you will need to declare if you have any offences/misconduct under your own countries laws, where these laws are equivalent to the Regulation 23 lists.
Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 45(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest for doing so.
Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 45(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
III.2.3)Technical capacity
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Restricted
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged minimum number 2: and maximum number 5
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)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
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
2.3.2012
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
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2014 onwards
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender. Suppliers interested in working with the Ministry of Defence should register on the MOD Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at www.contracts.mod.uk. The MOD SID is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all MOD and UK Defence procurement personnel, and is the main supplier database of MOD Procurement organisations. Please note: the registration and publication of a company profile on the MOD SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation.
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-201221-DCB-3688995.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Maritime Equipment Transformation (MET) Team, DE&S;
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Maritime Equipment Transformation (MET) Team, DE&S;
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
Maritime Equipment Transformation (MET) Team, DE&S;
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
1.2.2012