Public procurement notice: Additional Information
Published: 2020-05-28
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Dismounted Close Combat (DCC)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 38633000
Submission deadline: 2020-06-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: 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. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications 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. Important: this requirement is being conducted as a division into lots. There are four lots. Potential Suppliers can submit bids for any single lot or combination of lots. Note: in reference to Section IV.3.4) 'Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate' — the deadline for responses is 8 June 2020, 23.59 British Summer time (BST) Note: The access code for the DPQQ is 9A9F4M6944.
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. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications 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. Important: this requirement is being conducted as a division into lots. There are four lots. Potential suppliers can submit bids for any single lot or combination of lots. Note: in reference to Section IV.3.4) 'Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate' — the deadline for responses is 8th June 2020, 23:59 British Summer Time (BST) Note: the access code for the DPQQ is 9A9F4M6944. DE&S will include DEFCON 658 as part of the ITT process. This DEFCON is intended to protect MOD Identifiable Information transferred during the life of the contract and sometimes post contract. MOD Identifiable Information is defined in DEFCON 658 as ‘All electronic Information which is attributed to or could identify an existing or proposed MOD capability, defence activities or personnel and which the MOD requires to be protected against loss, misuse, corruption, alteration and unauthorised disclosure.’ If you are invited to tender you must complete a Supplier Assurance Questionnaire (SAQ) to demonstrate compliance with the cyber security controls relating to the system that would process the bid or MOD material. Def Stan 05-138 (appendix 1) provides further advice and specific guidance on classifications. If the SAQ response is not accepted as sufficient by the online tool then tenderers should show how they intend to achieve compliance by completing a cyber implementation plan. Tenderers intending to sub-contract part of a Ministry of Defence contract will also be required to complete a risk assessment for the sub-contract(s), and sub-contractors will be required to complete an SAQ in response to it. You can find further information on cyber security by clicking here or by searching for DCPP on GOV.UK. If you are invited to tender you will be required register using the following link and complete the questionnaire: https://suppliercyberprotection.service.xgov.uk/. The cyber risk Levels for SILLS have been assessed as follows:
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.
Important: this requirement is being conducted as a division into lots. There are four lots. Potential suppliers can submit bids for any single lot or combination of lots.
Note: in reference to Section IV.3.4) 'Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate' — the deadline for responses is 8 June 2020, 23:59 British Summer Time (BST)
DE&S will include DEFCON 658 as part of the ITT process. This DEFCON is intended to protect MOD Identifiable Information transferred during the life of the contract and sometimes post contract. MOD Identifiable Information is defined in DEFCON 658 as ‘All Electronic Information which is attributed to or could identify an existing or proposed MOD capability, defence activities or personnel and which the MOD requires to be protected against loss, misuse, corruption, alteration and unauthorised disclosure.’
If you are invited to tender you must complete a Supplier Assurance Questionnaire (SAQ) to demonstrate compliance with the cyber security controls relating to the system that would process the bid or MOD material. Def Stan 05-138 (appendix 1) provides further advice and specific guidance on classifications. If the SAQ response is not accepted as sufficient by the online tool then tenderers should show how they intend to achieve compliance by completing a cyber implementation plan.
Tenderers intending to sub-contract part of a Ministry of Defence contract will also be required to complete a risk assessment for the sub-contract(s), and sub-contractors will be required to complete an SAQ in response to it.
You can find further information on cyber security by clicking here or by searching for DCPP on GOV.UK.
If you are invited to tender you will be required register using the following link and complete the questionnaire: https://suppliercyberprotection.service.xgov.uk/.
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