Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-11-16
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Commercially Supported Shipping (CSS) Team
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 50241000
Estimated value:  GBP
Award criteria: Price, Technical

Technical requirements: Price
Technical
Commercially Supported Shipping (CSS) Future In-Service Support (FISS) – Asset Availability Service (on Balance Sheet) [AAS on (B/S)] Requirement
The Commercially Supported Shipping (CSS) Team manages the In-Service Support of a diverse range of platforms which includes the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) flotilla and the Royal Navy (RN) Hydrographic and Patrol (H&P) including Survey Ships. The majority of contracts which support these platforms will expire in 2018.
The Contracting authority has a potential requirement for an Asset Availability Service (on balance sheet) solution (previously known as Contracting for Availability (CFA); hereafter referred to as AAS) for the RN Survey Vessel Hydrographic Oceanographic (SVHO) Class Vessels HMS ECHO, HMS Enterprise and the Ice Patrol Ship (IPS) HMS Protector. The Authority will look to best utilise learning from experience whilst ensuring competition and Value for Money are achieved. Post contract award, the successful bidder will be required to support all requirements under the Contract over the planned 10-year duration of the contract.
The planned contract period is ten (10) years with a mid-term Value for Money review. The Authority will have the option, at its sole discretion, to break the contract at the five (5) year point if it believes Value for Money is not being achieved.
Years one (1) to five (5) will be firm price i.e. not subject to variation, and years six (6) to ten (10) will be fixed price, subject to the price index/indices stated in the contract.
For operational reasons, expressions of interest will only be considered from economic operators based in member states of the European Union (EU).
An Industry Day is being held on 19.1.2017 in Bristol UK to present the FISS strategy and plans for this requirement. Suppliers who are interested in attending the Industry Day are encouraged to submit their expression of interest to DESShipsComrcl-CSS-FISS-Group@mod.uk no later than 12.1.2017. Expressions of interest received after this time may be rejected owing to restrictions in numbers of attendees.
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.
— this contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk
— electronic trading: 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. Potential suppliers are to also note that the MOD is currently in the process of changing its P2P system, with the final planned stage of the rollout expected in 2017. You can find details on the current 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 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. Suppliers interested in working with the Ministry of Defence should register on the MOD Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at www.contracts.mod.uk. The MOD SID is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all MOD and UK Defence procurement personnel, and is the main supplier database of MOD Procurement organisations. Please note: the registration and publication of a company profile on the MOD SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation,
— the price evaluation will be based on the total cost to MOD. Additional costs may include, but will not necessarily be limited to:
— the DPPQ Guidance Instructions Document is included as Supporting Documentation with this DPQQ. Potential Providers are advised to read through this carefully before commencing their DPQQ response. GO Reference: GO-20181113-DCB-13545244


Number of bids: 3