Public procurement notice: Additional Information
Published: 2020-11-25
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Dismounted Close Combat (DCC)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 35320000: Firearms
Submission deadline: 2020-11-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Elements of the requirement are classified up to Secret UK eyes only (SUKEO) therefore all suppliers will need to be able to demonstrate that they hold or are able to obtain List X Status. Information relating to List X status can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/security-requirements-for-list-x-contractors
The Authority has removed the requirement for Tenderers to be List X cleared for the Breaching Shotgun requirement at the DPQQ stage of the competition. List X clearance may be required at a later stage of the programme, details of which will be included in the Invitation to Tender - Information relating to List X status can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/security-requirements-for-list-x-contractors Technical Question 6.1.1 under DPQQ Section 6, Part 2 Form F: is no longer relevant and not required to be answered.
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.
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
Elements of the requirement are classified up to Secret UK eyes only (SUKEO) therefore all suppliers will need to be able to demonstrate that they hold or are able to obtain List X Status. Information relating to List X status can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/security-requirements-for-list-x-contractors
Note: Please refer to the accompanying DPQQ and the Supporting documents titled Design Safety Assessment (Generic Question Set). The Design Safety Assessment must be completed in order for each bid to be selected for assessment and possible inclusion at the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage.
Please copy the following text into your contract notice. This will provide suppliers with the appropriate instruction to respond when you advertise this opportunity.
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 https://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta. 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 your Response Manager and add the following Access Code: 5X8ARU6X6S. Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you here.
The deadline for submitting your response(s) is 22.11.2020 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 or call 0800 282 324. GO Reference: GO-20201120-DCB-17398955
Elements of the requirement are classified up to Secret UK eyes only (SUKEO) therefore all suppliers will need to be able to demonstrate that they hold or are able to obtain List X Status. Information relating to List X status can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/security-requirements-for-list-x-contractors
The Authority has removed the requirement for Tenderers to be List X cleared for the Breaching Shotgun requirement at the DPQQ stage of the competition. List X clearance may be required at a later stage of the programme, details of which will be included in the Invitation to Tender - Information relating to List X status can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/security-requirements-for-list-x-contractors Technical Question 6.1.1 under DPQQ Section 6, Part 2 Form F: is no longer relevant and not required to be answered.
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.