Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-07-22
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, DSG, Defence Support Group (DSG)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 50110000
Estimated value:  GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-08-21
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment. Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence, has a potential requirement to place a 4-year framework agreement for the provision of a Global Direct Repair Scheme (DRS) in Support of Land Forces Equipment. There will also be the provision for three 1-year options should this be required, and subject to satisfactory supplier performance.
Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence, has a potential requirement to place a 4-year framework agreement for the provision of a Direct Repair Scheme (DRS) in support of land forces equipment in the United Kingdom and Europe. There will also be the provision for three 1-year options should this be required and subject to satisfactory supplier performance.
Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence, has a potential requirement to place a 4-year framework agreement for the provision of a Direct Repair Scheme (DRS) in support of land forces equipment in UK and Europe. There will also be the provision for three 1-year options should this be required and subject to satisfactory supplier performance.
At present the possible future requirement covers, but is not limited to, for minor vehicle servicing and the repair of line replacement units and other minor vehicle assemblies across the tri-service platforms. The requirement is expected to include the following work packages:
— miscellaneous and calibration equipment including but not limited to, flat tracks, hydraulics, general engineering torque wrenches, vehicle jacks,
The scope of this requirement covers minor assemblies for all current vehicle and land equipment platforms including, but not limited to:
The above lots represent the minimum current operational requirements for the authority. Bidders will be required to have at least one central hub located within the UK that is able to supply services to UK Units and wider Europe including, but not limited to Germany, Estonia, Poland and France. Bidders may also be required to utilise the UK Purple Gate system or commercial couriers to transport items to other destinations and other theatres of operations as required, such as but not limited to the Falkland Isle’s and Cyprus. There is a potential future requirement for the extension of on-location minor vehicle servicing in all areas of operation outside of the UK.
QA standards or equivalent; the contractor shall hold and maintain a certification to ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent quality accreditation to a correct scope relevant to this requirement. The contractor shall be responsible for the procurement of all replacement parts and they shall meet or exceed the OEM specification and shall be purchased from an approved supplier. Certificates of conformity (COC) shall be obtained for all parts that have not been sourced from the OEM.
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.
Babcock Land Defence Ltd, acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence, has a potential requirement to place a 4-year framework agreement for the provision of a Direct Repair Scheme (DRS) in support of land forces equipment in Africa. There will also be the provision for three 1-year options should this be required and subject to satisfactory supplier performance.
At present the possible future requirement covers, but is not limited to, for minor vehicle servicing and the repair of line replacement units and other minor vehicle assemblies across the tri-service platforms. The requirement is expected to include the following work packages:
— miscellaneous and calibration equipment including but not limited to, Flat Tracks, Hydraulics, general engineering torque wrenches, vehicle jacks,
The scope of this requirement covers minor assemblies for all current vehicle and land equipment platforms including, but not limited to:
The above lots represent the minimum current operational requirements for the authority. Bidders will be required to have at least one central hub that can supply services and support to exercises and operations across the African subcontinent. The requirement includes the provision of on-location vehicle servicing for the Land Rover fleet. In addition, there is the potential for the extension of the above-stated repair and supply service to additional areas of operation including, but not limited to, the Middle East if required.

Eligibility requirements: (b) The presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established (c) where appropriate, a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years of the economic operator, of: (i) the overall turnover of the business of the economic operator; and (ii) where appropriate, the turnover in respect of the work, works, goods or services which are of a similar type to the subject matter of the contract. This information is required in response to the DPQQ.
(a) in the case of a supply contract requiring the siting or installation of goods, a services contract or a works contract, the economic operator's technical ability, taking into account in particular that economic operator's skills, efficiency, experience and reliability; (c) a statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 5 years or during a shorter period if necessary and: (i) the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided, (ii) the consideration received, (iii) the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the service were provided, (iv) any certificate issued or countersigned by that person confirming the details of the contract for those goods sold or services provided; and (v) where: 1) that person was not a contracting authority, and 2) the certificate referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(iv) is not available, any declaration by the economic operator attesting the details of the goods sold or services provided; (h) the environmental management measures, that the economic operator is able to apply when performing the contract, but only where it is necessary for the performance of that contract; (j) a description of the tools, material, technical equipment, staff numbers, know-how and sources of supply (with an indication of their geographical location when it is outside the territory of the EU) available to the economic operator to perform the contract, cope with any additional needs required by the contracting authority as a result of a crisis or carry out the maintenance, modernisation or adaptation of the goods covered by the contract; (m) in the case of contracts involving, entailing or containing classified information, evidence of the ability to process, store and transmit such information at the level of protection required by the contracting authority; (n) a certificate: (i) attesting conformity to quality management systems standards based on the relevant European standard, and (ii) from an independent accredited body established in any member state conforming to the European standards concerning accreditation and certification; (o) any other evidence of conformity to quality management systems standards which are equivalent to the standards referred to in sub-paragraph (n)(i). This information is required in response to the DPQQ.
This information is required in response to the DPQQ.