Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-05-03
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, C&C, Naval Authority Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 50000000 | 50210000: Repair and maintenance of aircraft | 50211000: Repair and maintenance services of aircraft | 50211100: Aircraft maintenance services | 50211200: Aircraft repair services
Estimated value:  GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-06-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Servicios de reparación y mantenimiento y servicios asociados relacionados con aeronaves y otros equipos
Services de réparation, d'entretien et services connexes relatifs aux aéronefs et à d'autres équipements
Provision of Aircraft Engineering Support and Airfield Services at Royal Naval Air Stations (RNAS) Yeovilton and Culdrose
Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft and other equipment. Repair and maintenance services of aircraft. Aircraft maintenance services. Aircraft repair services. Repair and maintenance services of helicopters. Repair and maintenance services. Snow-clearing services. Ice-clearing services. Military defence services. To deliver critical aircraft engineering and operating support services at Royal Navy Air Stations (Culdrose and Yeovilton), to enable the safe operation, generation and sustainment of Royal Navy air assets.
1 contractor will be selected to deliver all services included in statement of requirements. Contract is for a initial term of 4 years 3 months, within an additional 1 year option period to be invoked by the Authority if required.
Contract is for a initial term of 4 years 3 months, within an additional 1 year option period to be invoked by the Authority if required.
Contractor may be required to provide a Bank or Parent Company Guarantee following Contract Award. Further information will be included in the invitation to negotiate documents.
Payments under the Contract are to be made using the Authority's CP&F payment system. Further information will be included in the invitation to negotiate documents.
If a group of economic operators submits a bid, the group must nominate a lead organisation to deal with the Authority. The Authority shall require the group to form a legal entity in the UK.
Contractor will be required to meet any necessary security requirements including holding full List X status before Contract Commencement. Further information will be included in the Invitation to Negotiate documents.
Contractor will be required to meet any necessary ITAR requirements. Further information will be included in the invitation to negotiate documents.
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.

Eligibility requirements: (a) appropriate statements from the economic operator's bankers or where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance; (b) the presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established; (c) where appropriate, a statement, covering the three previous financial years of the economic operator, of: (i) the overall turnover of the business of the economic operator; and (ii) where appropriate, the turnover in respect of the work, works, goods or services which are of a similar type to the subject matter of the contract. The Authority will apply DSPCR 2011 Part 4, Selection of Economic Operators — Clause 23, Criteria for the rejection of economic operators; Clause 24, Information as to economic and financial standing and Clause 25, Information as to technical and professional ability. Contractor may be required to provide a Bank or Parent Company Guarantee following Contract Award. Further information will be included in the invitation to negotiate documents.
(a) in the case of a supply contract requiring the siting or installation of goods, a services contract or a works contract, the economic operator's technical ability, taking into account in particular that economic operator's skills, efficiency, experience and reliability; (n) a certificate: (i) attesting conformity to quality management systems standards based on the relevant European standard; and (ii) from an independent accredited body established in any member State conforming to the European standards concerning accreditation and certification; (o) any other evidence of conformity to quality management systems standards which are equivalent to the standards referred to in Sub-paragraph (n)(i). The Authority will apply DSPCR 2011 Part 4, Selection of Economic Operators — Clause 23, Criteria for the rejection of economic operators; Clause 24, Information as to economic and financial standing and Clause 25, Information as to technical and professional ability. Personnel working on the contract will be required to hold appropriate qualifications for tasks being undertaken. Further information will be included in the invitation to negotiate documents.