Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-12-15
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Team
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Accelerated restricted procedure
CPV classification: 35613000
Estimated value: 2000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-01-10
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. The MoD is intending to procure up to 14 Tethered Unmanned Air Systems (UAS).
The requirement is to supply equipment that can provide a persistent 360-degree situational awareness from an elevated position. With a minimum endurance of 12 hours.
Some organic spares/repairs packs will also be required, along with the potential requirement to repair any equipment returned by the Authority.
— the contractor shall provide a Repair and Maintenance Service to the in-service equipment for a period of 2 years.
— the Contractor shall provide a costed spares Catalogue with lead times for all equipment valid for a period of 2 years. to be utilized by the authority on an ad-hoc tasking basis.
— the Contractor is to provide a single course that provides both operator and maintenance training, and training manuals to support this.
— the Contractor shall nominate a Project Manager as the designated single Point of Contact to answer Authority technical queries relating to the operation and support of the system and management the contract for a period of 2 years..
— the Contractor shall provide support to assist the Authority in the provision of the Management of Airworthiness and Air Safety for a period of 2 years.
— the Contractor shall provide a Disposal Plan that details how all equipment will be disposed of for the duration of the contract in accordance with appropriate legislation.
— the Contractor shall provide an additional year for Repair and Maintenance Service to the in-service equipment.
— the Contractor is to provide an additional course/s that provides both operator and maintenance training and associated training manuals to be delivered as requested.
— upon request the contractor shall provide a costed spares Catalogue with lead times for all equipment, to be utilized by the authority on an add hoc tasking basis for future financial years.
— the Contractor shall nominate a Project Manager as the designated single Point of Contact to answer Authority technical queries relating to the operation and support of the system and manage the contract for an additional year.
— the Contractor shall provide support to assist the Authority in the provision of the Management of Airworthiness and Air Safety for a year.
— the Contractor shall provide an additional year for Repair and Maintenance Service to the in-service equipment.

Eligibility requirements: 1) 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 2) A list of works carried out over the past five years together with (unless the contracting authority specifies that the following certificate should be submitted directly to the contracting authority by the person certifying) certificates of satisfactory completion for the most important of those works indicating in each case: — the value of the consideration received, — when and where the work or works were carried out, and, — specifying whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade or profession and properly completed 3) 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: — the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided, — the consideration received, — the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the service were provided, — any certificate issued or countersigned by that person confirming the details of the contract for those goods sold or services provided, and, — where: — — that person was not a contracting authority, and, — — the certificate referred to in sub-paragraph is not available, any declaration by the economic operator attesting the details of the goods sold or services provided. 4) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the economic operator to: — carry out the work under the contract, or, — 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. 5) A statement of the economic operator's: — technical facilities, — measures for ensuring quality, — study and research facilities, and, — internal rules regarding intellectual property. 6) A check carried out by the contracting authority or on its behalf by a competent official body of the Member State in which the economic operator is established: — on the technical capacity of the economic operator, and, — if relevant, on the economic operator's study and research facilities and quality control measures. 7) In the case of works contracts, services contracts or supply contracts also covering siting and installation operations or services, the economic operator's educational and professional qualifications where the economic operator is an individual and: — If any, those of the economic operator's managerial staff, and, — those of one or more persons who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract. 8) 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. 9) A statement of the services provider's or contractor's average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous three years. 10) 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. 11) 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. 12) Certification by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognized 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 13) 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. 14) 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. 15) Any other evidence of conformity to quality management systems standards which are equivalent to the standards referred to in a sub paragraph (n)(i)See PQQ for further information.
See PQQ for further information.