Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-04
Buyer: Secretary for State of Defence
Country: UK
Region: Plymouth
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 35125100: Sensors | 38100000 | 50640000
Estimated value: 7000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-06-06
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Sensors. Repair and maintenance services of warships. Navigational and meteorological instruments. The Communications and Situational Awareness (CSA) section, within the Maritime Combat Systems Team, has a requirement for In-Service Support (ISS) of Auxiliary Navigation Sensors and Ship Air (ANSSA) Systems fitted to in-service Royal Navy platforms and the future QEC platforms.
1. Ships Compass Transmission Systems (SCTS) — previous supplier Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd;
3. Meteorological Data Gathering System (MDGS) — current supplier Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd;
1. Ships Compass Transmission Systems (SCTS) — previous supplier Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd;
3. Meteorological Data Gathering System (MDGS) — current supplier Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd;
A maximum of 2 contracts shall be placed. Suppliers may choose to bid for Lot 1, Lot 2 or both Lots. CSA's preference is to place a single contract for both lots however CSA would consider placing 2 contracts if the market cannot provide a solution to the requirement as a whole at value for money.
A separate Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) will be provided. Responses to the PQQ will be subject to evaluation against a pre-set evaluation matrix to identify the companies considered most suitable to be invited to tender for the requirement.
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.
From 2.4.2014, the Government is introducing its new Government Security Classifications Policy (GSC) to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme. A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All suppliers to the Department are encouraged to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the new GSC.
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.
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
Suppliers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity.
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The deadline for submitting your response(s) is 6.6.2016, 10:00. 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.

Eligibility requirements: Detail included in PQQ.
A separate Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) will be provided. Responses to the PQQ will be subject to evaluation against a pre-set evaluation matrix to identify the companies considered most suitable to be invited to tender for the requirement.