Tender: UK-Telford: transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

UK-Telford: transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

2010/S 168-257641

CONTRACT NOTICE

Supplies

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

• I.1)
  NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)

  Contact: Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax Defence Support Group (DSG), DSG Support Group
  Sapphire House, Stafford Park 10
  CB/LSBU4
  Mr Jon Mannering
  TF3 3ADTelford
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1952215382
  jon.mannering@dsg.mod.uk
  +44 1952215235

  Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

• I.2)
  TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES

  Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

  Defence

  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

  Supply of ramps, skids and stowage chocks.

• II.1.2)
  Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

  Supplies

  Purchase

  Main place of delivery Oxfordshire.

  NUTS code UKJ14

• II.1.3)
  The notice involves

  The establishment of a framework agreement

• II.1.4)
  Information on framework agreement

  Framework agreement with a single operator

  Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in year(s): 4

  Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

  estimated cost excluding VAT

  Range: between 93 000 and 685 000 GBP

• II.1.5)
  Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

  Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation. The Authority is considering establishing a 4 year Enabling Contract for the supply of a range of Ramps, Skids and Stwoage Chocks. The items, all to be manufactured from wood, are used in the moving and transportation of military vehicles.

  The NATO Stock Numbers of the items in scope of the requirement are all codified to the F3 DMC range. Drawings shall be issued with the Invitation to Tender (ITT).

  A Reverse Auction, to be conducted using electronic means, may be used as part of the tender process. Specific guidance on the use of Reverse Auctions shall be provided with the ITT.

  It is the Authority's intention to operate electronic trading by migrating the Contract to Purchase 2 Payment (P2P) at the earliest opportunity following Contract award.

  Expressions of interest to participate in this requirement are to be submitted, in writing or by e-mail, to Mr Jon Mannering, Procurement Manager, SES Cluster, DSG Land Supply Telford, Sapphire House, Stafford Park 10, Telford, Shropshire. TF3 3AD, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel: +44 1952215382 Fax: +44 1952215235 E-mail: jon.mannering@dsg.mod.uk; and should, as an absolute minimum, demonstrate the following:

  (i) Evidence of ISO9001:2000 accreditation;

  (ii) Proven knowledge and capability of the required scope of work;

  (iii) Experience of similar work on previous Contracts.

  Only those expressions of interest that fully meet the above criteria shall be considered for invitation to tender.

• II.1.6)
  Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  34000000

• II.1.7)
  Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

  No

• II.1.8)
  Division into lots

  No

• II.1.9)
  Variants will be accepted

  No

• II.2)
  QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
• II.2.1)
  Total quantity or scope

  Excluding VAT

  Range between 93 000 and 685 000 GBP

• II.2.2)
  Options

  No

• II.3)
  DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION

  Duration in months: 48 (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 regulating 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 to which the performance of the contract is subject

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 capacity

III.2.3)
Technical capacity

III.2.4)
Reserved contracts

III.3)
CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS

III.3.1)
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

III.3.2)
Legal entities 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

  Restricted

• IV.1.2)
  Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

  Envisaged number of operators 6

  Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As per section II.1.5.

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)
  An electronic auction will be used

  Yes

  Yes. A Reverse Auction, conducted using electronic means, may be used as part of the procurement process for this requirement. Specific relevant information on Reverse Auction usage will be given in the Invitation to Tender.

• IV.3)
  ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
• IV.3.1)
  File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

  LSBU4/0561

• IV.3.2)
  Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

  No

IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

• IV.3.4)
  Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

  6.10.2010 - 16:00

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

  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)
  THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT

  No

• VI.2)
  CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS

  No

• VI.3)
  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  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:- These contract opportunities are published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) and the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin. The award of any subsequent contract arising from such requirements is subject to the Public Contract Regulations 2006. Where advertising is necessary in the OJEU and the DCB, the content of the two adverts must be exactly the same. Tracker Reference: TKR-2010827-DCB-1855549 GO Reference: GO-2010827-DCB-1855550.

• VI.4)
  PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
• VI.4.1)
  Body responsible for appeal procedures

  Defence Support Group (DSG), DSG Support Group

  Body responsible for mediation procedures

  Defence Support Group (DSG), DSG Support Group

VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals

• VI.4.3)
  Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

  E-mail: Tel. Fax Defence Support Group (DSG), DSG Support Group
  Sapphire House, Stafford Park 10
  TF3 3ADTelford
  UNITED KINGDOM
  jon.mannering@dsg.mod.uk
  +44 1952215382
  +44 1952215235

• VI.5)
  DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

  27.8.2010