Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-12-18
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Operational Infrastructure (OI)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 34144300: Vehicles for refuse collection
Estimated value:  GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-01-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Mobile bridges. Operational Infrastructure team has identified a possible future requirement to procure and support a Heavy Forces General Support Bridging (GSB) capability for use by UK Armed Forces until at least 2040. The GSB system is used within the indirect fire zone and must provide a minimum Military Load Classification (MLC) of 100 (Tracked).
Project Scope (Equipment Supply): Provision of General Support Bridge sets with a Military Load Classification of at least MLC100(T) which can be launched using a Wheeled General Launch Vehicle (GLV) and Wheeled General Resupply Vehicles (GRV)/Trailers to transport bridging components.
Initial Equipment Quantities: finalised fleet numbers are subject to the potential providers equipment proposals and affordability. However, the information below provides an expected range for each major sub-system:
(a) 11-13 bridges capable of spanning a gap of at least 30 m and, with the use of additional supplied equipment, scalable to achieve a 60 m gap crossing,
(b) 7-13 wheeled general launch vehicles plus sufficient wheeled general resupply vehicles/trailers to transport bridging components.
Support solution: the potential provider is expected to supply a full integrated logistic support package for the offered equipment. The extent of the in-service support is subject to value for money decisions but may range from a Traditional Support solution (i.e. repairs, post design services) through to Contracting for availability. Coherence with the Army’s Whole Force Approach initiative is sought.
Contract: it is the department’s intent to award a single contract for this requirement, covering the demonstration, manufacture and initial in-service support activity for the GSB system. Demonstration of the proposed GSB system is expected to take place approximately 30 months after contract award and manufacture to be completed circa 75 months after contract award. The in-service support element of the contract should be in place to support the first delivered system and is anticipated to operate for a further 60 months after delivery of the final system. The contract will include options to both procure additional components or complete bridging systems and extend the support element of the contract potentially to its planned out of service date.
Contract rationalisation: it is the department’s intention to run this competition simultaneously with the requirement for a Close Support Bridging capability (CSB). It should be noted that a single contract may be awarded to encompass both the CSB and GSB requirement if the same potential provider wins both competitions.
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