Public procurement notice: Additional Information
Published: 2017-11-23
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Training and Simulation Systems Programme (TSSP)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 35700000: Military electronic systems | 35740000 | 72317000: Data storage services | 80660000
Submission deadline: 2018-01-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Clarification Questions are to be submitted to the Authority by using the ‘Contact Us’ facility on Defence Contracts Online. In accordance with the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union, to ensure Transparency and Equal Treatment, the Authority will publish all Clarification Questions and answers to all potential tenderers registered under the Joint Fires Synthetic Trainer (JFST) DPQQ as of the time of response. Potential tenderers will receive the Clarification Questions and answers via email. The original author of the questions will be kept anonymous. All Clarification Questions will be logged and made available under ‘Supporting Documents’ in the DPQQ. This is to avail future potential tenderers the opportunity to review all questions and answers provided before their registration.
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
Potential Bidders will have the opportunity to ask clarification questions relating to the Contract Notice and DPQQ.
The deadline for submission of clarification questions is 12:00, 14.12.2017. The Authority will endeavour to respond to all clarification questions relating to this notice by 20th December 2017. GO Reference: GO-20171121-DCB-11438665.
Clarification Questions are to be submitted to the Authority by using the ‘Contact Us’ facility on Defence Contracts Online. In accordance with the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union, to ensure Transparency and Equal Treatment, the Authority will publish all Clarification Questions and answers to all potential tenderers registered under the Joint Fires Synthetic Trainer (JFST) DPQQ as of the time of response. Potential tenderers will receive the Clarification Questions and answers via email. The original author of the questions will be kept anonymous. All Clarification Questions will be logged and made available under ‘Supporting Documents’ in the DPQQ. This is to avail future potential tenderers the opportunity to review all questions and answers provided before their registration.
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
Potential Bidders will have the opportunity to ask clarification questions relating to the Contract Notice and DPQQ.
The deadline for submission of clarification questions is 12:00, 14.12.2017. The Authority will endeavour to respond to all clarification questions relating to this notice by 20th December 2017. GO Reference: GO-20171121-DCB-11438665.
Clarification Questions are to be submitted to the Authority by using the ‘Contact Us’ facility on Defence Contracts Online. In accordance with the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union, to ensure Transparency and Equal Treatment, the Authority will publish all Clarification Questions and answers to all potential tenderers registered under the Joint Fires Synthetic Trainer (JFST) DPQQ as of the time of response. Potential tenderers will receive the Clarification Questions and answers via email. The original author of the questions will be kept anonymous. All Clarification Questions will be logged and made available under ‘Supporting Documents’ in the DPQQ. This is to avail future potential tenderers the opportunity to review all questions and answers provided before their registration.
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
Potential Bidders will have the opportunity to ask clarification questions relating to the Contract Notice and DPQQ.
The deadline for submission of clarification questions is 12:00, 14.12.2017. The Authority will endeavour to respond to all clarification questions relating to this notice by 20th December 2017. GO Reference: GO-20171121-DCB-11438665.