Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-02-16
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Maritime Platform Systems (MPS)
Country: UK
Region: Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 24113200 | 34930000 | 35520000: Parts for warships | 39721321 | 42123200
Estimated value: 15200000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-03-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Compressed air. Compressed-air dryers. Compressed-air cylinders. Rotary compressors. Air compressors. Reciprocating displacement compressors. Centrifugal compressors. Parts of air compressors. Repair and maintenance services of compressors. Pressure vessels. Marine equipment. Parts for warships. Future supply of Spares, Repair and Technical Support for Compressed Air equipment fitted to RN surface ships and submarines.
Storage and maintenance of approximately 250 High Pressure gas cylinders of various size up to 258 litres;
Post Design and Technical Support: — Post design services — Technical support of compressed Air equipment fitted to RN surface ships and submarines also High/Medium and Low pressure Air systems to a value of approximately 4 500 000 GBP per annum.
No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting enabling arrangement or contract indeed there is no guarantee that any contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation, etc. will be paid if a tender or resulting enabling arrangement is withdrawn for any reason. Bidders should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.
The intention is to let a 3 year contract with a costed 1 year option to extend the term of the contract.
If a group of economic operators submits a bid, the group must nominate a lead organisation to deal with the Authority. The Authority shall require the group to form a legal entity before entering into the contract.
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 a Security Aspects Letter, the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of the Security Aspects Letter 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 Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 39(1) of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 39(2) of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (see also Regulation 23(2) in the DSPCR 2011) 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://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/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.
Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 39(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest (including defence and security factors) for doing so.
Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 39(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
(a) Appropriate statements from the economic operator's bankers or where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;
(b) The presentation of balance sheets or extracts from the balance sheets, where publication of the balance sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;
(c) Where appropriate, a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years of the economic operator, of: (i) The overall turnover of the business of the economic operator; and (ii) Where appropriate, the turnover in respect of the work, works, goods or services which are of a similar type to the subject matter of the contract.

Eligibility requirements: (a) Appropriate statements from the economic operator's bankers or where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance; (b) The presentation of balance sheets or extracts from the balance sheets, where publication of the balance sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established; (c) Where appropriate, a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years of the economic operator, of: (i) The overall turnover of the business of the economic operator; and (ii) Where appropriate, the turnover in respect of the work, works, goods or services which are of a similar type to the subject matter of the contract. 2 years audited accounts (if available) or equivalent information to identify any significant financial trends will be sought through a formal Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
The estimated annual contract value is 4 500 000 GBP. If the estimated annual contract value is greater than 40 % of the supplier's turnover, the Authority reserves the right to exclude the supplier from being selected to tender.
(a) In the case of a supply contract requiring the siting or installation of goods, a services contract or a works contract, the economic operator's technical ability, taking into account in particular that economic operator's skills, efficiency, experience and reliability; (c) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 5 years or during a shorter period if necessary, and: (i) The dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; (ii) The consideration received; (iii) The identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the service were provided; (iv) Any certificate issued or countersigned by that person confirming the details of the contract for those goods sold or services provided; and (v) Where — (a) that person was not a contracting authority, and (b) The certificate referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(iv) is not available, any declaration by the economic operator attesting the details of the goods sold or services provided; (d) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the economic operator to: (i) Carry out the work under the contract, or (ii) Be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract, particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the economic operator; (e) A statement of the economic operator's: (i) Technical facilities; (ii) Measures for ensuring quality; (iii) Study and research facilities; and (iv) Internal rules regarding intellectual property; (h) The environmental management measures, that the economic operator is able to apply when performing the contract, but only where it is necessary for the performance of that contract; (i) A statement of the services provider's or contractor's average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years; (j) A description of the tools, material, technical equipment, staff numbers, know-how and sources of supply (with an indication of their geographical location when it is outside the territory of the EU) available to the economic operator to perform the contract, cope with any additional needs required by the contracting authority as a result of a crisis or carry out the maintenance, modernisation or adaptation of the goods covered by the contract; (l) Certification by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence, attesting that the goods to be purchased or hired under the contract conform to standards and technical specifications (within the meaning of regulation 12(1)) identified by the contracting authority; (m) In the case of contracts involving, entailing or containing classified information, evidence of the ability to process, store and transmit such information at the level of protection required by the contracting authority; (n) A certificate: (i) Attesting conformity to quality management systems standards based on the relevant European standard; and (ii) From an independent accredited body established in any member State conforming to the European standards concerning accreditation and certification; (o) Any other evidence of conformity to quality management systems standards which are equivalent to the standards referred to in sub-paragraph (n)(i). The Authority requires this information to evaluate technical capability through a formal pre-qualification questionnaire stage. SC level Facility Security Clearance is required.
(a) In the case of a supply contract requiring the siting or installation of goods, a services contract or a works contract, the economic operator's technical ability, taking into account in particular that economic operator's skills, efficiency, experience and reliability; (c) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 5 years or during a shorter period if necessary, and: (i) The dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; (ii) The consideration received; (iii) The identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the service were provided; (iv) Any certificate issued or countersigned by that person confirming the details of the contract for those goods sold or services provided; and (v) Where — (a) that person was not a contracting authority, and (b) The certificate referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(iv) is not available, any declaration by the economic operator attesting the details of the goods sold or services provided; (d) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the economic operator to: (i) Carry out the work under the contract, or (ii) Be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract, particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the economic operator; (e) A statement of the economic operator's: (i) Technical facilities; (ii) Measures for ensuring quality; (iii) Study and research facilities; and (iv) Internal rules regarding intellectual property; (h) The environmental management measures, that the economic operator is able to apply when performing the contract, but only where it is necessary for the performance of that contract; (i) A statement of the services provider's or contractor's average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years; (j) A description of the tools, material, technical equipment, staff numbers, know-how and sources of supply (with an indication of their geographical location when it is outside the territory of the EU) available to the economic operator to perform the contract, cope with any additional needs required by the contracting authority as a result of a crisis or carry out the maintenance, modernisation or adaptation of the goods covered by the contract; (l) Certification by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence, attesting that the goods to be purchased or hired under the contract conform to standards and technical specifications (within the meaning of regulation 12(1)) identified by the contracting authority; (m) In the case of contracts involving, entailing or containing classified information, evidence of the ability to process, store and transmit such information at the level of protection required by the contracting authority; (n) A certificate: (i) Attesting conformity to quality management systems standards based on the relevant European standard; and (ii) From an independent accredited body established in any member State conforming to the European standards concerning accreditation and certification; (o) Any other evidence of conformity to quality management systems standards which are equivalent to the standards referred to in sub-paragraph (n)(i). The Authority requires this information to evaluate technical capability through a formal pre-qualification questionnaire stage.
SC level Facility Security Clearance is required.