Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-03-10
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, ISTAR, MARSHALL
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71311300 | 71312000: Structural engineering consultancy services | 71356000 | 71356200 | 71356300
Estimated value: 1911000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-04-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Project MARSHALL has a requirement for expert technical support to the Transition phase — The technical support provider must provide detailed knowledge and understanding of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) procedures and standards to provide Infrastructure acceptance, advice, guidance and assurance.
Project MARSHALL contracts for the design, procurement and installation of military air traffic management (ATM) capability and the provision of certain services in support thereof with a Prime Contractor (Aquila). The delivery of ATM services interfaces with existing site infrastructure and site services providers. The Prime Contractor will require guidance and support in the roll out of its site by site solution with respect to Infrastructure. There will be a mix of Infrastructure minor modification, installation of new equipment without infrastructure change and some installation of new towers and equipment cabins.
Town Planning qualifications and experience in connection with the MOD Estate is required to provide advice and expertise to the Delivery Team and its Prime Contractor in connection with future modifications and installations.
The Prime Contractor will need to interact with existing site infrastructure arrangements and providers and will be required to carry out modifications in accordance with Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) associated processes and procedures, in accordance with specified Authority Regulations and Standards.
Project MARSHALL therefore has a requirement for expert technical support to the Transition phase — The technical support provider must provide detailed knowledge and understanding of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) procedures and standards to provide Infrastructure acceptance, advice, guidance and assurance.
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. 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-201738-DCB-9751789.


Award value: 1911000