DSTL Project Oberon Contract
To assess the feasibility of building a novel UK Synthetic Aperture Radar small satellite constellation for Defence and Security purposes.
United Kingdom-Salisbury: Feasibility study
2018/S 224-513762
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Dstl Porton Down
SP4 0JQ Salisbury
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1980952684
E-mail: jmvleuven@dstl.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority/entity: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/dstl/aspx/Home
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/dstl/aspx/Home
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 3: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area.
NUTS code UKK1
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79314000, 34712000, 34712200, 35631000, 73100000
II.1.7)Information about subcontracting
II.1.8)Lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 750 000 GBP
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: The Authority does not have the resource to evaluate more than 10 candidates.
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information:
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
The Authority will publish the full ITT documentation to suppliers who are successful through the DPQQ. In order to access the ITT documentation the company will need to register with the Authority’s in-tend tool (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/dstl/aspx/Home).
Suppliers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity.
The information and/or documents for this opportunity are available on http://www.contracts.mod.uk.
You must register on this site to respond, if you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage.
Suppliers must log in, go to your Response Manager and add the following Access Code: JM49N42Y45.
Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you here.
The deadline for submitting your response(s) is detailed within this contract notice, you will also have visibility of the deadline date, once you have added the Access code via DCO as the opening and closing date is visible within the opportunity.
Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this opportunity prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents.
If you experience any difficulties please refer to the online Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ?s) or the User Guides or contact the MOD DCO Helpdesk by emailing support@contracts.mod.uk or Telephone 0800 282 324.
GO Reference: GO-20181116-DCB-13565034
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
Dstl Porton Down
SP4 0JQ Salisbury
United Kingdom
E-mail: jmvleuven@dstl.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1980952684
Internet address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/dstl/aspx/Home
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
Dstl Porton Down
SP4 0JQ Salisbury
United Kingdom
E-mail: jmvleuven@dstl.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1980952684
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
Dstl Porton Down
SP4 0JQ Salisbury
United Kingdom
E-mail: jmvleuven@dstl.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1980952684
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: