Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-06-14
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Weapons, Defence General Munitions (DGM) Project Team
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 35300000: Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
Estimated value:  GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-07-17

Technical requirements: Weapons, ammunition and associated parts. The Authority has a potential requirement for the manufacture and supply of a range of ceremonial saluting natures for use in the 105MM FD L118, 13 Pounder and 3 Pounder ceremonial saluting guns.
At this stage, the following items have been identified, are for information only and are subject to change:
The contract will be 3 years Firm, with options to buy quantities of the ammunition for an additional 2 years.
It is the initial intention of the Authority, where practicable and available, to supply Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) for the 105MM FD 6OZ GP L48A1 blank and a technical data pack for the manufacture and supply of this item.
For all the other natures, the Authority no longer retains the GFE. Therefore, an appropriate solution is requested.
There will also be options to procure additional quantities of ammunition throughout the duration of the contract and for a further 2 years after the initial 3 year requirements.
The Authority has a potential requirement for the manufacture and supply of a range of ceremonial saluting natures for use in the 105MM FD L118, 13 Pounder and 3 Pounder ceremonial saluting guns. Quantities of the ammunition are required from Financial Year 19/20 — FY 21/22.
At this stage, the following items have been identified, are for information only and are subject to change:
It is the initial intention of the authority, where practicable and available, to supply Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) for the 105MM FD 6OZ GP L48A1 blank and a technical data pack for the manufacture and supply of this item.
For all the other natures, the authority no longer retains the GFE. Therefore, an appropriate solution is requested.
There will be an option to undertake the qualification programme to qualify the ammunition as safe and suitable for service. There will also be Options to procure additional quantities of ammunition throughout the duration of the contract and for a further 2 years after the initial 3 year firm requirements.
There will be an Option for the contractor to undertake the qualification programme to qualify the ammunition as safe and suitable for service. There will also be options to procure additional quantities of ammunition throughout the duration of the contract and for a further 2 years after the initial 3 year firm requirements. Tenderer's will be asked to provide firm prices against banded quantities of each type of the ammunition throughout the 5 years in total.
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.