Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-07-09
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Vehicle Support
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 35400000: Military vehicles and associated parts | 35412000: Armoured fighting vehicles
Estimated value:  GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-08-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Armoured combat vehicles. Military vehicles and associated parts. The Authority intends to place a contract for the supply of Protected Weapon Mounts for the Viking (BVS10) Platform.
The Authority, or any of its advisers, does not accept any liability in respect of this PQQ or any supporting documentation or liability for any costs or expenses borne by the potential provider or any of their subcontractors or advisers in this process. Nothing in the PQQ Documents is, or should be, relied upon as a promise or a representation as to the Authority’s ultimate decision in relation to the Viking Protected Weapon Mount contract. The publication of the PQQ Documents in no way commits the Authority to award any contract or pursue any tender process for the Viking Protected Weapon Mount.
The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 39(1) of Directive 2009/81/EC (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 (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.
Bidders will be down selected based on their scores following completion of the dynamic pre-qualification questionnaire (DPQQ), with the 6 highest scoring bidders advancing to the tender stage. Bidders wishing to access this DPQQ must login, go to Response Manager and add the following access code: F9E7XW3EDY. Please ensure you follow any instructions provided to you.
The deadline for submitting your response(s) is 10:00 a.m. on 5.8.2019. Please ensure that you allow plenty of time when responding to this invite prior to the closing date and time.
If you are experiencing any difficulties please refer to the online Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ;s) or the User Guides or contact the MOD DCO Helpdesk by emailing support@contracts.mod.uk or call 0800282324
Interested suppliers are required to complete the DPQQ to provide information that allows the Authority to evaluate the suppliers capacity and capabilities against the selection criteria.
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.
The Cyber Security Risk Assessment has rated the risk for this requirement as Very Low. You can verify you are equipped to deal with Contracts of this risk level by completing the Assurance Questionnaire at hhtps://suppliercyberprotection.service.xgov.uk/ and using the following code: RAR-9MN38B2K
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