Tender: UK-Telford: specialist vehicles

UK-Telford: specialist vehicles

2010/S 170-260672

CONTRACT NOTICE

Supplies

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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

  Tel. E-mail: Fax Defence Support Group (DSG), DSG Support Group
  B Cluster Sapphire House
  TF3 3ADTelford
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1952215189
  stacy.williams@dsg.mod.uk
  +44 1952215593

  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 Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) automotive Articles for up to 12 (twelve) months to support the repair of Carrier Wheeled Personnel 6x6 Medium.

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

  Supplies

  Purchase

  Main place of delivery Telford and Wrekin.

  NUTS code UKG21

II.1.3)
The notice involves

II.1.4)
Information on framework agreement

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

  Specialist vehicles. The Authority has a potential requirement to support an urgent schedule to provide Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) automotive Articles for up to 12 (twelve) months to support the repair of Carrier Wheeled Personnel 6x6 Medium Transportation Vehicle – Mastiff (based on US Couger) in DSG Workshops.

  NATO Stock Numbers & Manufacturers Part Numbers will be available to those successful in receiving an Invitation to Tender (ITT) and Tenderers will be required to source and price the Articles in scope against the requirement. All Articles supplied must be to the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) specification and Tenderers will be required to demonstrate compliance to the Technical Specification for the NATO Stock Numbers.

  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.

  Expressions of Interest to participate in this requirement are to be submitted, in writing, to Mrs Stacy Williams, Procurement Manager, B Cluster, DSG Land Supply Telford, Shropshire, TF3 3AD e-mail: stacy.williams@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 MOD (or other Government Departments) Contracts including, but not exhaustive, contracting with the USA and Export/Import Licences/Duties.

  Only those expressions of interest that fully meet the above criteria and received by the closing date advised, shall be considered and may be subject to a Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) prior to Invitation to Tender. AWARD Software package may be used in the tender evaluation process. Further information regarding AWARD can be found at www.cd.qinetiq.com/solutions/.

• II.1.6)
  Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  34114000

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

  No

II.1.8)
Division into lots

II.1.9)
Variants will be accepted

II.2)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT

II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)
Options

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 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

  Accelerated restricted

  Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: Urgent Operational Requirement.

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

IV.1.3)
Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

• IV.2)
  AWARD CRITERIA

IV.2.1)
Award criteria

• 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

  LSBU2B/20058

• 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

  15.9.2010 - 12:00

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

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

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

• 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-201091-DCB-1866009 GO Reference: GO-201091-DCB-1866010.

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

  Defence Support Group (DSG), DSG Support Group
  UNITED KINGDOM

  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

  Defence Support Group (DSG), DSG Support Group

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

  1.9.2010