Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-10-16
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, C&C, British Forces Post Office (BFPO) Team
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34121000: Buses
Estimated value: 450000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-11-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Provision of Bus, Warranty, Diagnostic Computer and Spares Package to British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI)
The Ministry of Defence has a requirement for the “Provision of up to 3 buses, warranty, diagnostic computer/specialist tooling and spares package to British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI)”. BFSAI (“the Authority") is the organisation responsible for ensuring this requirement is provided. It is anticipated the initial procurement shall be for one bus, with the option to procure a further 2. The contract shall be for a period of 36 months. Each bus shall be provided with the option to procure spares for up to 36 months following delivery and acceptance. The full specification is detailed in the statement of requirement (Schedule 9 to CB/BFSAI/00043).
The Ministry of Defence has a requirement for the “Provision of up to 3 buses, warranty, diagnostic computer/specialist tooling and spares package to British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI)”. BFSAI (“the Authority") is the organisation responsible for ensuring this requirement is provided. It is anticipated the initial procurement shall be for one bus, with the option to procure a further 2. The contract shall be for a period of 36 months. Each bus shall be provided with the option to procure spares for up to 36 months following delivery and acceptance. The full specification is detailed in the Statement of Requirement (Schedule 9 to CB/BFSAI/00043).
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The deadline for submitting your response(s) is 12.11.2018 10:00. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this invite prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents.
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The authority intends to use a reverse auction for this requirement as stated in the procurement documents.
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
please ensure to familiarise yourself with the tender return dates — section B to Defform 47 of ITT CB/BFSAI/00043 GO Reference: GO-20181010-DCB-13346314


Award value: 450000