Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-11-03
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Weapons, Defence General Munitions (DGM) Project Team
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 35330000: Ammunition
Estimated value:  GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-12-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Supply of Safety of Life at Sea. This Contract will not be split into lots. The Contract will be for a period of 2 years with options for 3 additional years.
Payment will follow satisfactory delivery and acceptance of the Articles and will be made electronically through the Contracting Purchasing and Finance Tool (CP&F).
Contract Performance and Delivery will be measured and monitored through the inclusion of Performance Indicators in the Terms and Conditions of the Contract. The Authority reserves the right to amend any Condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy.
The Authority will apply all of the offences listed in Article 39 (1) of the Directive 2009/81/EC (implemented as Regulation 23 (1) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 39 (2) of Directive 2009/81/EC (see also Regulation 23 (2) in the DSPCR 2011) to the decision of whether a candidate is eligible to be invited to tender. A full list of these criteria can be found at http://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#dspcr. Candidates will be required to sign a declaration confirming whether they do or do not have any of the listed criteria as part of the pre-qualification process. Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 39 (1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest (including defence and security factors) for doing so. Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 39 (2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
(a) Appropriate statements from the economic operator's bankers or where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;
(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:
(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.
A financial assessment will be undertaken on the potential supplier's financial status. An overall pass/fail judgement will be made after consideration of areas such as turnover, profit, net assets, liquidity, gearing and capacity. This assessment will include the parent company where applicable. An independent financial assessment obtained from a reputable credit rating organisation may be utilised as part of this process.
(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;
(ii) be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract; particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the economic operator;
(i) a statement of the services provider's or contractor's average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years;
(k) any samples, descriptions and photographs of the goods to be purchased or hired under the contract and certification of the authenticity of such samples, descriptions or photographs
(l) certification by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence, attesting that the goods to be purchased or hired under the contract conform to standards and technical specifications (within the meaning of regulation 12(1)) identified by the contracting authority;
(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;

Eligibility requirements: (a) Appropriate statements from the economic operator's bankers or where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance; (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. A financial assessment will be undertaken on the potential supplier's financial status. An overall pass/fail judgement will be made after consideration of areas such as turnover, profit, net assets, liquidity, gearing and capacity. This assessment will include the parent company where applicable. An independent financial assessment obtained from a reputable credit rating organisation may be utilised as part of this process.
(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; (d) a statement of the technicians or technical services available to the economic operator to: (i) carry out the work under the contract; or (ii) be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract; particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the economic operator; (e) a statement of the economic operator's: (i) technical facilities; (ii) measures for ensuring quality; (iii) study and research facilities; and (iv) internal rules regarding intellectual property; (i) a statement of the services provider's or contractor's average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years; (k) any samples, descriptions and photographs of the goods to be purchased or hired under the contract and certification of the authenticity of such samples, descriptions or photographs (l) certification by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence, attesting that the goods to be purchased or hired under the contract conform to standards and technical specifications (within the meaning of regulation 12(1)) identified by the contracting authority; (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. This information will be sought through the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.