Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-12-13
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Agencies/Misc, Other
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 71300000 | 71336000
Estimated value: 2500000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-01-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Engineering services. Engineering support services. The Engineering Delivery Partner requirement is for a service to provide:
2) Provision of innovation opportunities to enhance the products and services associated with the Authority Engineering function.
This opportunity is expressly not limited to those with Defence sector experience as experience and knowledge in other market sectors may be beneficial.
Defence Equipment and Support ("DE&S"), part of the UK Ministry of Defence ("MOD"), wishes to appoint an Engineering Delivery Partner ("EDP") to assist in the delivery of DE&S Engineering support services (i.e. activities leading to defined products such as Systems Requirements Documents, System Architectures and safety cases) as well as the provision of temporary resourcing within the DE&S Engineering Function.
The scope of the services and requirements covers the full breadth of Engineering services currently required and may encompass potential further support that may be required in the future.
Engineering covers a number of sub-functions, disciplines, and specialisms (including but not limited to Maritime Platforms, Mechanical, Electrical & Power Distribution, Aerosystems, Systems Engineering & Integration, Mission and Operational Support, Software Sensors and Electronic Systems, Nuclear, and Ordnance, Munitions, and Explosives (OME).
DE&S requires an EDP to assist in the delivery of engineering support and the temporary resourcing within the DE&S Engineering Function. The requirement will form part of DE&S’s transformation strategy towards the a-best-in-class delivery organization. The EDP is a Category A project which will meet the future requirements of DE&S and wider MOD for Engineering Support.
The EDP will need to be responsive to the requests of DE&S and work closely with the Engineering Function to provide continuous improvement to the way Engineering Support is delivered; in order to achieve a number of benefits including but not limited to:
There is a need to scope, identify and deliver innovation opportunities in partnership with the EDP. The aim of innovation is to improve engineering processes and to deploy more effective and efficient ways of working and approaches to delivery. The total scope and value of Part B are difficult to quantify prior to Contract award, as it will depend on the ability of the EDP to identify and deliver innovative opportunities, the appetite of the Authority for innovation and the approach of the parties to risk. As such, the estimated Contract notice value is reflective of the Authority's best estimate at the time of publication.
The EDP will provide a Contractor Delivery Team which will form part of the Joint Programme Management Office ("JPMO") for mobilization, management, and governance.
No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting contract indeed there is no guarantee that any contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation will be paid if a tender or resulting agreement is withdrawn for any reason. Tenderers should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.
It is envisaged that the Contract will include the following Option periods to be exercised at the sole discretion of the Authority:
Electronic Trading: Tenderers 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 be made via CP&F.
You can find details at http:/www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-contracting-purchasing-and-finance-e-procurement-system.
Tenderers will be asked to declare during supplier selection stage the details of their proposed bidding model, including details of any consortium, if applicable.

Eligibility requirements: The estimated Contract Value is £2.5bn over the 10 year period. If the estimated annual contract value (250mGBP) is greater than 40 % of the Contractor or Contractor Group turnover, the Authority reserve the right to exclude the supplier from selection to tender unless the supplier provides a statement that is willing to provide the Authority with an indemnity, guarantee or bank bond (in a form which the Authority is satisfied).
1) 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 2) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past five years, or during a shorter period if necessary, and: — the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided, — the consideration received, — the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the service are provided, — any certificate issued or countersigned by that person confirming the details of the contract for those goods sold or services provided, and, — where: — — that person was not a contracting authority, — — the certificate referred to in sub-paragraph, and, — — is not available, any declaration by the economic operator attesting the details of the goods sold or services provided, — a statement of the technicians or technical services available to the economic operator to: — — carry out the work under the contract, or, — — be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract, particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the economic operator, — a statement of the economic operator's: — — technical facilities, — — measures for ensuring quality, — — study and research facilities, and, — — internal rules regarding intellectual property, — in the case of works contracts, services contracts or supply contracts also covering siting and installation operations or services, the economic operator's educational and professional qualifications where the economic operator is an individual and: — — if any, those of the economic operator's managerial staff, and, — — those of one or more persons who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract, — a statement of the services provider's or contractor's average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous three years — in the case of contracts involving, entailing or containing classified information, evidence of the ability to process, store and transmit such information at the level of protection required by the contracting authority — a certificate: — — attesting conformity to quality management systems standards based on the relevant European standard, and, — — from an independent accredited body established in any member State conforming to the European standards concerning accreditation and certification, — — any other evidence of conformity to quality management systems standards which are equivalent to the standards referred to in sub-paragraph. This will be detailed in the Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire ("DPQQ").