Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-04
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Warship Support
Country: UK
Region: Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 50241000
Estimated value: 11000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-12-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Authority has an ongoing requirement to conduct Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) in support of the Unit Maintenance Management System (UMMS) to both current and future Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary flotilla (and some shore-based establishments).
The RCM Team utilises the Aladon RCM II methodology which is described in greater detail in Defence Standard 00-45 (in conjunction with the RCM Technical Instructions).
The requirement is to deliver RCM derived maintenance and training to provide safe, defensible, auditable maintenance.
Management of RCM Analyses from creation to delivery to the front line, including RCM and UMMS support activities, such as the creation of Work Package specifications, UMMS database management and Work package reconciliations required to deliver safe defensible maintenance to the Front Line. Also required will be a physical presence of a RCM Industry Support Team, supplied by the successful bidder, necessary to support the RCM team in the provision of safe defensible maintenance to the Fleet.
It is noted that this is for new-to-service and existing equipment) Including Review of existing Analyses (iaw 5-year review programme).
Lot 2 — Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) — Training and the provision of materiel in support of training courses.
Lot 2 award will be limited to one successful bidder and also eligible to bid for Lot 1 or Lot 3 individually but not combined.
4. UMMS database management and Work package reconciliations required to deliver safe defensible maintenance to the Front Line.
(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
(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
Yes. A Reverse Auction, conducted using electronic means, may be used as part of the procurement process for this requirement. Specific relevant information on Reverse Auction usage will be given in the Invitation to Tender.
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. 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. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
As part of the Supplier selection process the Authority requires all potential providers to complete a Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ), only those Companies who successfully pass this exercise will be invited to tender.
In relation to the Common Questions (Sections 5, 6 and 7) Potential Providers are required to achieve a pass mark of 60 % (and must score 3 or above in all questions) for these particular questions,

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 In accordance with the enclosed DPQQ instructions.
In accordance with the enclosed DPQQ instructions.
(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 In accordance with the enclosed DPQQ instructions. In accordance with the enclosed DPQQ instructions.
(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 In accordance with the enclosed DPQQ instructions.