Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-03-03
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Warship Support
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 72265000: Software configuration services
Estimated value:  GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-04-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: For the Provision of Configuration Accounting Services for Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Surface Ships
Software configuration services. This requirement is for the provision of configuration management services for RN and RFA surface ships using the Surface Ships Definition Database (SSDD).
The Contractor shall operate the Master Record Data Centre (Ships) and be responsible for three major activities:
a) To carry out Configuration Accounting as an integral part of Configuration Management for Royal Navy, Royal Fleet Auxiliary Surface Ships and a limited number of shore bases;
b) To compile, record and maintain the Ship Fit Definition for the individual ship platforms and classes of platform of the Surface Fleet as listed in Appendix 001;
c) To carry out all normal, day to day processes associated with operation of the SSDD Computer System, including the timely production and supply of outputs in electronic format, compatible with Microsoft Office suite of products.
This requirement is for the provision of configuration management services for RN and RFA surface ships using the Surface Ships Definition Database (SSDD).
The Contractor shall operate the Master Record Data Centre (Ships) and be responsible for three major activities:
a) To carry out Configuration Accounting as an integral part of Configuration Management for Royal Navy, Royal Fleet Auxiliary Surface Ships and a limited number of shore bases;
b) To compile, record and maintain the Ship Fit Definition for the individual ship platforms and classes of platform of the Surface Fleet as listed in Appendix 001;
c) To carry out all normal, day to day processes associated with operation of the SSDD Computer System, including the timely production and supply of outputs in electronic format, compatible with Microsoft Office suite of products.
This is an enduring requirement which will require continued support at the end of this contract period, as a result the contract will also include non-priced yearly options for Year 5 (2022/2023) and Year 6 (2023/24).
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.

Eligibility requirements: (c) where appropriate, a statement, covering the three previous financial years of the economic operator, of:(i) the overall turnover of the business of the economic operator; and (ii) where appropriate, the turnover in respect of the work, works, goods or services which are of a similar type to the subject matter of the contract. See enclosed Dynamic PQQ Instructions.
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