Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-11-16
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Other
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 79600000
Estimated value: 14 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-12-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Framework Agreement for the Provision of Aeronautical Engineering Technical Manpower Augmentation in direct support of the Defence College of Technical Training inc International Defence Training.
The Authority has a requirement to place a 4 year Framework Agreement for the Provision of Aeronautical Engineering Technical Manpower to deliver training and support activities at a number of UK MOD locations.
The Authority has a requirement to place a 4 year Framework Agreement for the Provision of Aeronautical Engineering Technical Manpower Augmentation for the Defence College of Technical Training. The successful Contractor shall be expected to source, identify and manage Suitably Qualified Experienced Persons (SQEP) to deliver training and support to RAF students at a number of MODsites across the UK. The subject contract award has an estimated value of up to 14 000 000 GBP however potential providers should note that the current financial sanction agreed is 4 200 000 GBP. The value of the requirement has the potential to increase to the higher value if the MOD is successful at securing additional International Defence Training.
No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement or contract indeed there is no guarantee that any framework agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc. will be paid if a tender or resulting framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason.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.
Expressions of Interest shall be via the DPQQ linked to this Contract Notice. Only those Expressions of Interest that fully meet the above criteria and as stated in the DPQQ shall be considered for Invitation to Tender.
Suppliers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity.
The information and / or documents for this opportunity are available on www.contracts.mod.uk. You must register on this site to respond, if you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage.
Suppliers must log in, go to the Response Manager and add the following Access Code: KB9WK5B432 Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you.
The deadline for submitting your response(s) is 14.12.2017 23:55. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this invite prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents.
If you experience any difficulties please refer to the online Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) or the User Guides or contact the MOD DCO Helpdesk by emailing support@contracts.mod.uk
Interested suppliers are required to complete the PQQ to provide information that allows the Authority to evaluate the supplier’s capacities and capabilities against the selection criteria set out at Sections III.1.1), III.1.2) and III.1.3) of this Contract Notice.
(3) best meet in terms of capacity and capability the selection criteria set out Sections III.1.2) and III.1.3) of this Contract Notice.
Full details of the method for choosing the tenderers will be set out in the Help Text Box for the Dynamic PQQ.
Suppliers should be aware that the Authority reserves the right to exclude any supplier who scores 'No Answer' or 'Poor' on any questions within the PQQ.
The estimated annual contract value is 1 000 000 GBP. If the estimated annual contract value is greater than 40 % of the supplier's turnover, the Authority reserves the right to exclude the supplier from being selected to tender except where the supplier provides, to the satisfaction of the Authority, evidence showing it has sufficient economic and financial capability, e.g. such evidence may include:

Eligibility requirements: The estimated annual contract value is 1 000 000 GBP. If the estimated annual contract value is greater than 40 % of the supplier's turnover, the Authority reserves the right to exclude the supplier from being selected to tender except where the supplier provides, to the satisfaction of the Authority, evidence showing it has sufficient economic and financial capability, e.g. such evidence may include: (1) Any additional information proving it has sufficient economic and financial resources to deliver the requirement; and (2) State whether the supplier is willing to provide the Authority with an indemnity, guarantee or bank bond. A financial assessment will be undertaken on the supplier's financial status. An overall pass / fail judgement will be made after considering areas such as turnover, profit, net assets, liquidity, gearing and capacity. This assessment will include the Parent company where applicable. An independent financial assessment obtained from a reputable credit rating organisation will be utilised as part of this process.

Award value: 14