Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-10-21
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Helicopters, Chinook Project Team
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 34730000: Aircraft engines and equipment
Estimated value:  GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-11-18

Technical requirements: Parts for aircraft, spacecraft and helicopters. The Chinook DT are seeking to procure a set of supplementary oxygen systems for use onboard the aircraft between altitudes of 8 000-15 000 ft. The systems sought will be carry-on oxygen solutions for use by aircrew on defence operations, and will need to be interoperable with other crew systems and equipment. The systems primary purpose is to provide physiological protection to the aircrew under different workloads and durations. The requirement is for the supplier to maintain the operational capability of four oxygen systems/sets of equipment at all times. It is up to the contractor to ensure how this is delivered. This Contract shall include 6 priced options to procure up to an addition 6 further sets at the authority's request. A tasking mechanism shall also allow the purchase of additional spares and sets on an ad hoc basis. It’s the intention that the contract shall provide provision for support, training, repair and technical query answering service from contract let until 2026.
Please note that the evaluation of the competition will include a stage whereby the down-selected designs must undergo a third-party medical evaluation. Passing this stage is critical to the success of the contract and must be passed for a contract to be awarded.
In accordance with the Restricted Procedure under DSPCR 2011, a dynamic pre-qualification questionnaire (DPQQ) must be completed by all interested parties. The DPQQ can be accessed on the DCO website from the access code 3PZV9B42B5 please see the link for the DPQQ close date/deadline. All supplier responses to the DPQQ will be evaluated by internal project stakeholders in accordance with the scoring plan set detailed within the DPQQ. Passing the PQQ evaluation stage will allow the authority to invite your company to submit a tender bid for this opportunity. The authority intends to invite no more than 10 suppliers to tender. Please note that the DPQQ will be evaluated using a combination of pass/fail and weighted questions. For all weighted questions there’s an overall minimum pass score of 33 % and any question that is awarded a ‘0’ shall result in exclusion.
The invitation to tender (ITT) documents shall be made available on contracts finder after the DPQQ evaluation has been completed. They will also be available upon request from Isabelle.Hart100@mod.gov.uk
Please contact the authority at this email address to confirm your intent to participate in this competition.
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