Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-25
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Agencies/Misc, Other
Country: UK
Region: Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 79620000
Estimated value: 400000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-12-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This opportunity is expressly not limited to those with defence sector experience as experience and knowledge in other market sectors may well have value to offer to us.
Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) requires a Commercial Resource Solution (CRS) contract for the provision of a service for (a) resourcing vacancies within the Commercial Function on a temporary basis; and (b) seeking out, identifying and delivering business improvement opportunities that will allow the DE&S Commercial Function operate in a more efficient way. The requirement is expressed as:
There is a need for temporary, suitably qualified and experienced personnel across the DE&S Commercial Function at a range of levels. The DE&S Commercial Function is currently operating with a vacancy rate of approximately 200 posts. It is anticipated that this, and any future, gap in personnel/resource will be met through the CRS contract.
There is a need to scope, identify and deliver innovation opportunities; as directed by DE&S or as generated by the CRS contractor. The aim of innovation is to improve procurement processes and to deploy more effective and efficient ways of working and approaches to delivery. The payment/reward structure for this element of the requirement offers the opportunity for a more flexible approach, which may include the CRS contractor being rewarded for the delivery of results through innovation by way of gain share.
The total scope and value of Part B is difficult to quantify prior to Contract award, as it will depend on the ability of the CRS contractor to identify and deliver innovative opportunities, the appetite of the Authority for innovation and the approach of the parties to risk. As such, the estimated Contract notice value is reflective of the Authority's best estimate at the time of publication.
No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting contract indeed there is no guarantee that any contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc. will be paid if a tender or resulting agreement is withdrawn for any reason.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.
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.”.
It is envisaged that the Contract will include the following Max Priced Option periods to be exercised at the sole discretion of the Authority:
All further information on this requirement is included in the document set provided electronically as the following URL: www.contracts.mod.uk
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 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 any protective marking applies or otherwise.
Potential suppliers must note the mandatory requirement for electronic trading using the Ministry of Defence's standard Purchase to Payment (P2P) system operating under the Defence Electronic Commerce Service, which shall be a special condition for the performance of this Contract. You can find details on the P2P system at www.d2btrade.com. The Contractor shall be required to sign DEFFORM 30 (Electronic Transaction Agreements) and unconditionally accept DEFCON 5J (Unique Identifiers), DEFCON 129J (The Use of Electronic Business Delivery Form); and DEFCON 522J (Payment under P2P).
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


Award value: 400000000