Helicopter Support Services Framework for Natural Resources Wales
NRW is seeking to award a framework for the supply of helicopter support services for firefighting.
United Kingdom-Cardiff: Hire of helicopters with crew
2018/S 231-528029
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Ty Cambria House, 29 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0TP
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 3000653000
E-mail: procurement.ns@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKL
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0110
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Helicopter Support Services Framework
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
NRW is seeking to award a framework for the supply of helicopter support services for firefighting, reconnaissance during fires and post fire damage assessment, and to assist flooding incidents. The principle purpose of the requirement is to support the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) in tackling grassland, moorland and forest fires. Where a fire has become well established and/or is out of control on the land we manage or neighbouring land where conditions pose a threat to our land,and when authorised by NRW other areas of similar countryside manged by third parties. A secondary purpose of this requirement will be on an ad-hoc basis to provide support to departments within NRW for other operations such as lifting sandbags or stone for flood defence work or mountain footpath repair.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
NRW is seeking to award a framework for the supply of helicopter support services for firefighting, reconnaissance during fires and post fire damage assessment, and to assist flooding incidents.
The principle purpose of the requirement is to support the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) in tackling grassland, moorland and forest fires. Where a fire has become well established and/or is out of control on the land we manage or neighbouring land where conditions pose a threat to our land, and when authorised by NRW other areas of similar countryside manged by third parties. A secondary purpose of this requirement will be on an ad-hoc basis to provide support to departments within NRW for other operations such as lifting sandbags or stone for flood defence work or mountain footpath repair.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.3)Additional information:
Instructions for submitting an expression of interest/completing the ITT
(i) suppliers should register on the eTendering portal https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
(ii) Once registered, suppliers must express their interest as follows:
(a) login to the eTendering portal;
(b) select “ITT“;
(c) select “ITTs Open To All Suppliers”;
(d) access the listing relating to the contract (itt_70414 — Helicopter Support Services Framework) and view details;
(e) click on “Express Interest” button in the “actions” box on the left hand side of the page.
(iii) once you have expressed interest, the ITT will move to “My ITTs”, where you can view documwhere you can download and where you can construct your reply as instructed. You must then publish your reply using the publish button.
iv) for any support in submitting your expression of interest, please contact the eTendering helpdesk on 0800 0112470 or at help@bravosolution.co.uk.
Note: the authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=87498
(WA Ref:87498)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
VI.4.1)Review body
Ty Cambria House, 29 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0TP
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 3000653000Internet address: http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: