Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-06
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Air Support, C17 Command Support and Airborne Equipment Project Team (CSAE PT)
Country: UK
Region: Bristol, City of
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 34711110 | 50210000: Repair and maintenance of aircraft | 50211100: Aircraft maintenance services | 50211210: Aircraft engine repair services
Estimated value: 45000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-05-03
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Fixed-wing aircraft. Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft and other equipment. Aircraft maintenance services. Repair and maintenance services of aircraft engines. The provision of the required services to ensure availability of RAF BAe 146 Aircraft.
Provide the necessary range of services to ensure the availability of BAe 146 Aircraft to support the Command Support Air Transport requirement of the Royal Air Force to 31.3.2022 with potential extension to 31.3.2024. The potential extension to contract although included in the value below is currently not funded and remains subject to review.
Potential extension of Contract via 2 1-year Options. If required Options will be exercised at least 6 months prior to the Contract end date applicable at the time of recourse to the Options.
As detailed within Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and Invitation to Tender issued in conjunction with this Contract Notice.
The successful Candidate will be required to obtain the necessary security clearances post Contract Award. Further detail regarding the processes to be followed and conditions to be applied will be included in the Invitation to Tender.
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.
(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;

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. As detailed within Pre-Qualification Questionnaire issued in conjunction with this Contract Notice.
As detailed within Pre-Qualification Questionnaire issued in conjunction with this Contract Notice.
(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; (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; (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. As detailed within Pre-Qualification Questionnaire issued in conjunction with this Contract Notice. As detailed within Pre-Qualification Questionnaire issued in conjunction with this Contract Notice.
(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; (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; (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. As detailed within Pre-Qualification Questionnaire issued in conjunction with this Contract Notice.