Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-03-02
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Training and Simulation Systems Programme (TSSP)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 34152000

Technical requirements: The Ministry of Defence is considering options to optimise the delivery of a number of simulated training capabilities. It is issuing this PIN, as well as inviting representation from sectors wider than Defence, to engage with industry to inform the feasibility of the acquisition options currently being considered. This Early Engagement process will involve bilateral meetings scheduled to take place between 11th to 22.4.2016 at Defence Equipment and Support, Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH. DE&S will also issue a Collective Training Sustainment Capability Overview Pack to all respondents to this PIN regardless of involvement in the Early Engagement process. Organisations may also request a copy of this pack before submitting a response to participate in the early engagement process.
In issuing this PIN and engaging with the market, DE&S is not committing to carry out any procurement in relation to the requirements stated in this PIN. Equally non-participation in this Early Engagement will not be taken into account in any future procurement activities and will not preclude any organisation from submitting a tender in any future competition.
DE&S would be particularly interested in receiving responses from organisations with expertise in 1 or more of the following areas:
1. Delivery of complex innovative projects / services; successfully delivering and managing large and complex projects through life;
2. Delivery of multiple projects / services; successfully managing the simultaneous delivery and through life support of multiple projects.
3. Delivery of collaborative projects / services; successfully establishing cooperative and flexible relationships.
Any organisation wishing to participate in this Early Engagement should notify DE&S via the contact email above by 11.3.2016. Responses to the Early Engagement should be as succinct as possible and maximum of 3 sides of A4. The content should cover:
2. A commitment to attend a bilateral meeting between 11th — 22nd April (attendees are permitted to bring a maximum of 3 representatives);
Organisations that do not receive an invitation to the early industry engagement will still be issued with the predetermined question set that will structure the process and may submit their answers to DE&S in writing.
Participants in the Early Engagement may be requested to adhere to specific governance including appropriate Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) at the Governments request to address issues of confidentially and conflicts of interest.
From 2.4.2014 the Government is introducing its new Government Security Classifications Policy (GSC) to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme. A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All suppliers to the Department are encouraged to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the new GSC.
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.
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 GO Reference: GO-2016226-DCB-7819611.