Public procurement notice: Additional Information
Published: 2020-08-21
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Other
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 63726400
Submission deadline: 2020-09-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The bidders conference for this requirement will be held on the 14 October 2020. The proposed start time is 8.40 am although this may be subject to change. The Agenda will be formally issued nearer the time but will include presentations on the Falkland Islands in general, the Falkland Island Marine services requirement, commercial considerations, and a question and answer session. The bidders conference will take place via Microsoft Teams meeting space and invitations will be issued to bidders whom have been invited to tender for this requirement. A maximum of three attendees from each bidder will be allowed. Please Note that the conference will be held using the English Language.
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.
Potential suppliers 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 on CP&F at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-contracting-purchasing-and-finance-e-procurement-system
The Cyber level of this requirement is ‘Low’. A Cyber assessment will be carried out at tender stage.
Advertising Regime OJEU: this contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk
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The bidders conference for this requirement will be held on the 14 October 2020. The proposed start time is 8.40 am although this may be subject to change. The Agenda will be formally issued nearer the time but will include presentations on the Falkland Islands in general, the Falkland Island Marine services requirement, commercial considerations, and a question and answer session. The bidders conference will take place via Microsoft Teams meeting space and invitations will be issued to bidders whom have been invited to tender for this requirement. A maximum of three attendees from each bidder will be allowed. Please Note that the conference will be held using the English Language.
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.
Potential suppliers 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 on CP&F at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-contracting-purchasing-and-finance-e-procurement-system
The Cyber level of this requirement is ‘Low’. A Cyber assessment will be carried out at tender stage.
Advertising Regime OJEU: this contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk