Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-09-03
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Air Support, C130J Project Team
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 34731000: Aircraft engine parts | 34913000
Estimated value:  GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-10-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Miscellaneous spare parts, parts for aircraft, parts for aircraft, urgent requirements for both on-aircraft and ground support use.
The C-130J Delivery Team (C-130J DT) has a requirement to procure spares which fall outside of the prime-contractor arrangement for the RAF fleet of C-130J Hercules aircraft, and cannot be met by existing avenues (such as United Kingdom Defence Procurement Office and Foreign Military Sales) due to urgency. The requirement is for both C-130J Hercules on-aircraft and C-130J Hercules ground support spares, test equipment, and includes spares used on the C-130J Hercules which are common to other aircraft types, and are therefore classed as cross-platform spares.
As the spares may also be in support of RAF engineering instructions (including urgent technical instructions), the ability to deliver in short timescales is a key element of this requirement in order to maximise aircraft availability. Delivery of items will be to RAF Brize Norton.
Due to the unpredictable and wide-ranging nature of C-130J Hercules spares requirements, it is not possible to predict in advance what will be required. The C-130J DT is seeking to put in place a framework agreement with multiple suppliers holding the necessary experience in provision of C-130J Hercules spares support, capable of supporting urgent requirements.
An indicative list that illustrates the categories and types of aviation spares that could potentially be purchased under the framework agreement is attached to the dynamic pre-qualification questionnaire; this is in no way an indication of future purchases and is attached purely for the purposes of providing potential providers information about the scope of the aviation spares which may be required under the framework agreement.
The C-130J DT is seeking suitably experienced C-130J Hercules spares suppliers who wish to participate in the spares panel framework agreement.
No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement or contract and there is no guarantee that any framework agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation will be paid if a tender or resulting framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason. Bidders should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.
Payment shall follow satisfactory delivery of the goods. The MoD has implemented an electronic purchasing system called CP&F. Any resultant contract will require the supplier to trade via the CP&F system and will follow satisfactory delivery of the goods.
The authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to the security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by a security aspects letter, the authority reserves the right to amend the terms of the security aspects letter 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 and protective marking applies or otherwise.
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.
(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.

Eligibility requirements: (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. Candidates shall agree to provide extracts from business accounts on application by the MOD.
(c) a statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 5 years, or during a shorter period if necessary, and: (i) the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; (ii) the consideration received; (iii) the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the service were provided; (iv) any certificate issued or countersigned by that person confirming the details of the contract for those goods sold or services provided; and (v) where: (a) that person was not a contracting authority; and (b) the certificate referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(iv) is not available, any declaration by the economic operator attesting the details of the goods sold or services provided (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 Candidates shall be ISO 9001 or equivalent and/or AS9120 certificate of registration or equivalent with their response — requested within the Pre-qualification questionnaire.