Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-11
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, C&C
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 80500000
Estimated value: 281180 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-08-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Provision of training, by approved EASA provider, for part 66 Civil Licensed Engineers to be employed on Shadow aircraft.
The RAF is seeking a 1 year contract with a 1 year Option for the provision of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approved Part 66 Civilian Licence training for both B1 and B2 engineers, including undertaking of examination, and Ab Initio training for RAF Engineers prior to undertaking Type Certification for Shadow R1, a King Air airframe.
The RAF is seeking a 1 year contract with a 1 year option for the provision of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approved Part 66 Civilian Licence training for both B1 and B2 engineers, including undertaking of examination, and Ab Initio training for RAF Engineers prior to undertaking Type Certification for Shadow R1, a King Air airframe. Suppliers must have an EASA Part 147 approved civilian licence and deliver a classroom-based course that is Civil Aviation Authority authorised, through a qualified lecturer. References required for this particular training are as follows:
Interested suppliers are required to complete the PQQ to provide information that allows the Authority to evaluate the supplier's capacities and capabilities against the selection criteria set out at Sections III.1.1) III.1.2) and III.1.3) of this Contract Notice.
(3) Best meet in terms of capacity and capability the selection criteria set out Sections III.1.2) and III.1.3) of this Contract Notice.
Full details of the method for choosing the tenderers will be set out in the Help Text Box for the Dynamic PQQ.
The estimated annual contract value is 137 090 GBP. If the estimated annual contract value is greater than 40 % of the supplier's turnover, the Authority reserves the right to exclude the supplier from being selected to tender except where the supplier provides, to the satisfaction of the Authority, evidence showing it has sufficient economic and financial capability, e.g. such evidence may include:
(1) Any additional information proving it has sufficient economic and financial resources to deliver the requirement; and
(2) State whether the supplier is willing to provide the Authority with an indemnity, guarantee or bank bond.
A financial assessment will be undertaken on the supplier's financial status. An overall pass / fail judgement will be made after considering 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 will be utilised as part of this process.
Potential suppliers must note the mandatory requirement for electronic trading using the Ministry of Defence's standard Purchase to Payment (P2P) system operating under the Defence Electronic Commerce Service, which shall be a special condition for the performance of this Contract. You can find details on the P2P system at: www.d2btrade.com The Contractor shall be required to sign Defform 30 (Electronic Transaction Agreements) and unconditionally accept Defcon 5J (Unique Identifiers), Defcon 129J (The Use of Electronic Business Delivery Form); and Defcon 522J (Payment under P2P). Where Standardised Contracting 1 (SC1) conditions are used, unconditional acceptance of all references to P2P in clause 20 is required and where Standardised Contracting 2 or 3 (SC2 or SC3) conditions are used, unconditional acceptance of all references to P2P in clause G1 is required.
The Authority intends to run this restricted procedure using accelerated time-scales. Compliance with normal time-scales has been rendered impractical for reasons of urgency, and any delay in the letting of this contract will adversely affect the Authority's ability to maintain ongoing operational support for this requirement.
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. 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.
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

Eligibility requirements: As detailed in Pre Qualification Questionnaire.

Award value: 281180