Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-10-18
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Information Systems and Services, Networks Team
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 32418000
Estimated value: 4500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-11-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Radio network. Provision of a Radio Communication System for the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK).
There is a requirement for a modern digital mobile radio (DMR) communications system to support personnel at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK), that conduct military training over a large area of ground, using varying terrain; this ranges from mountainous (Aberdares), jungle (Kathentini) to semi-arid desert (Archers' Post) with a total straight line distance of approximately 300 km. DMR communication is required to fulfil this role at the below locations;
The solution will identify and provide a mix of hand held, vehicle mounted and permanent base stations. All vehicle borne and hand held units should be programmable (by the contractor) and capable of integrating GPS services.
The supplier will be expected to supply, own and provide for use, a fully managed end to end modern DMR communication system to include;
— Replacement of broken/faulty equipment (radios within 12 hours and 5 working days for infrastructure) after being made aware of the breakdown,
The new DMR system will be used by mainly BATUK staff but other United Kingdom Government Departments or its Agencies may have a requirement to have full access of the system if and when required.
— Submit a copy of their accredited third party (or government issued) quality management system (QMS) certification which includes an appropriate scope to meet the requirement.
- In the event that no certification is held, the company must be able to demonstrate that they operate and maintain a QMS acceptable to the department for this requirement.
— Confirm that they have the appropriate licences (or the ability to gain them prior to contract award) to deal with the following local agencies to gain access to communications towers controlled by 3rd parties entities’.
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.
Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 39(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
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.