Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-01-28
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, DIO, Enabling Services
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 98511000
Estimated value: 201052000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-02-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Address commercial resourcing needs for transformation and other commercial activity within MOD Commercial functions.
Address commercial resourcing needs for transformation and other commercial activity within MOD Commercial functions. These needs take a range of forms:
— 1.1.1 Providing professional short-term commercial resources or commercial project teams to address needs however arising – surge demand, cover for hard-to-fill vacancies, supporting or delivering specific projects, specialist (non-core to the Civil Service) skillsets or other ad-hoc capability,
— 1.1.2 Working with MOD Commercial functions to identify, assess and, if approved by MOD, deliver innovation, improvement and transformational opportunities that helps MOD to work in a more modern, efficient and effective way.
The competition is being run under CCS Framework RM6008 with framework companies able to bid as prime contractors, with opportunities available to support framework companies as part of their supply chain.
Cyber Security covered by Clause 9 Cyber Essential Scheme Condition in the tender pack. Full instructions can be found there.
Run under Framework RM6008. 12 suppliers from the CCS MCF2 framework, Lot 2, who confirmed their interest via an Expression of Interest issued in October 2019 will receive the tender packs. This procurement will be run by the Crown Commercial Service Assisted Service, utilising the CCS eSourcing system. Subcontracting opportunities are expected to be delivered through this contract, including to appropriate SME’s where relevant to the framework companies who bid.
12 suppliers from the CCS MCF2 framework, Lot 2, who confirmed their interest via an Expression of Interest issued in October 2019. Subcontracting opportunities are expected to be delivered through this contract, including to appropriate SME’s where relevant through the framework companies.
Two option years at end of 4-year contract, subject to further approval and sign off from all parties.
Confirmation of support of the Prompt Payment Code, acceptance of T&Cs. Other standards that formed part of the criteria for inclusion on the CCS MCF2 framework lot 2.
This will be run under Framework RM6008. 12 suppliers from the CCS MCF2 framework, lot 2, who confirmed their interest via an Expression of Interest issued in October 2019 will receive Tender pack.
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.
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

Eligibility requirements: Confirmation of support of the Prompt Payment Code, acceptance of T&Cs. Other standards that formed part of the criteria for inclusion on the CCS MCF2 framework lot 2. The contract requires the supplier to provide SC cleared resources.

Award value: 201052000