Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-02-01
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, C&C
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 80650000
Estimated value: 8367000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-03-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Formare profesională şi simulare în domeniul aeronavelor militare, al proiectilelor şi al navelor spaţiale
The Ministry of Defence must ensure that all pilots are trained to a recognised standard prior to progressing to the Operational Conversion Unit (OCU). In order to achieve this standard, the RAF requires an independent organisation to provide all essential training for the students to obtain a Commercial Pilots Licence and Instrument Rating (CPL/IR) title equivalent. The Provision of Multi Engine Pilot Training (MEPT) shall be for up to 40 students per year. An optional requirement of accommodation throughout the duration of each course may be required. This requirement is for 3 years plus 2 option years.
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: The Authority will use the PQQ response to create a shortlist of Tenders who are eligible to participate; fulfill any minimum economic, financial, professional and technical standards; and best meet in terms of capacity and capability the selection criteria set out in this PQQ. Full details of the method of choosing the Tenders are set out in the PQQ. It is the intention to down select to between approximately 5 and 10 highest scoring suppliers who will be invited to Tender, providing they meet the overall percentage pass mark of 60 %, do not score any lower than 2 points and receive a pass in any pass/fail questions within the PQQ. If the supplier scores below 2 in any of the questions or receives a fail in a pass/fail question then they will automatically fail the evaluation and will not be invited to participate any further.
This Contract will have an initial Firm Priced operating term of 3 years. In addition, there will be 2 further Firm Priced option periods (each lasting for 12 months) available to the Authority to extend the Contract operating period if required. The Authority is not obliged to use any or all of these option periods.
It is expected that the successful contractor will have the relevant experience and qualifications in Commercial Flying Training and be approved by the Civilian Aviation Authority (CAA).
The Contractor must be a CAA ATO (Approved Training Authority) for CPL/IR and MCC (Multi Crew Cooperation) training. All Contractor personnel must be adequately qualified to train pilots to this standard and proof of this must be provided.
Potential suppliers must note the mandatory requirement for electronic trading using the Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) electronic procurement tool. All payments for Contractor Deliverables under the Contract shall only be made via CP&F. You can find details on CP&F at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-contracting-purchasing-and-finance-e-procurement-system.
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.
The Cyber Essentials DCPP (Defence Cyber Protection Partnership) internet based Cyber Security Model Risk Assessment has been completed by the RAF User (the Customer), thus the Cyber Risk of this requirement is classified as ‘Low’. If your company is subsequently invited to tender then your tender must include the completion of the ‘Supplier Assurance Questionnaire’ via the internet based DCPP Cyber Security Model online link:- https://suppliercyberprotection.service.xgov.uk/. This is to demonstrate a supplier’s compliance with the required cyber risk level. More information will be published with regards to this process, the evaluation criteria and how to access the information/website once the tender documentation is live and you have been invited to tender.
The Off Payroll Rules (Intermediaries Legislation – IR35) for working in the Public Sector are in place to ensure that where a worker would have been an employee if they were providing their services directly, they are broadly paying the same tax and National Insurance Contributions (NICs) as an employee.
The Authority has decided that the provision of this service is in scope of this legislation, for this particular requirement.
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Eligibility requirements: It is expected that the successful contractor will have the relevant experience and qualifications in Commercial Flying Training and be approved by the Civilian Aviation Authority (CAA).

Award value: 8367000