Man Worn Shot Detection

Force Protection Team, DE&S.

UK-Bristol: intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance

2012/S 45-073798

Contract notice

Supplies

Directive 2009/81/EC

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Force Protection Team, DE&S
UK
Yew 3C #1349 Abbey Wood
Contact point(s): Mike Aldous
BS34 8JH Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3067936763
E-mail: desfp-comm4a@mod.uk

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

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

I.3)Main activity

Defence

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Man Worn Shot Detection.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Supplies
Purchase
NUTS code UKK11

II.1.3)Information on framework agreement

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance. The Force Protection Delivery Team (FPDT) has a possible future Urgent Operational Requirement for a passive acoustic shot detection system, mounted on the soldier, for use in current operations. Due to the timescales of requirement, the Authority can only consider companies who can demonstrate their ability to:
a) provide a proven Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) solution
b) deliver working systems as part of the tender assessment for technical compliance
c) begin delivery within one month of contract award – anticipated 3rd quarter 2012

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

35720000

II.1.7)Information about subcontracting

The tenderer has to indicate in the tender any share of the contract it may intend to subcontract to third parties and any proposed subcontractor, as well as the subject-matter of the subcontracts for which they are proposed

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Any Contract arising from this notice shall require the Contractor to deliver COTS equipment within short timeframes. The Contractor shall be required to liaise in person with a number of other stakeholders (Industry & Defence) in order to attend meetings to complete other aspects of the requirement (i.e. Safety, Tech Pubs, Training). The Contractor shall be capable of NATO codification and production of data packs. The Contractor shall be required, if applicable, to handle classified documentation in accordance with the laws of the Government of the United Kingdom. Contract award criteria shall strongly consider the most economically advantageous tender combined with the most realistic in terms of delivery/lead times.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 685 000 and 3 400 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: Equipment Support Activities.

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 6 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

III.1.4)Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject, in particular with regard to security of supply and security of information:

III.1.5)Information about security clearance:

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation

Criteria regarding the personal situation of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 39(1) of Directive 2009/81/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 39(2) of Directive 2009/81/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the DSPCR 2011) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.
A full list of the Regulation 23(1) and 23(2) criteria are at http://project.contracts.mod.uk/businessExchange/project/reasonsForExclusion.html dspr.

Candidates will be required to sign a declaration confirming whether they do or do not have any of the listed criteria as part of the pre-qualification process.
Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 39(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest (including defence and security factors) for doing so.
Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 39(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical and/or professional capacity

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Accelerated restricted

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged minimum number 1
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: This requirement may be suitable for Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SME’s) who have pertinent experience and capability. Expressions of Interest are sought only from companies who have a proven COTS solution and demonstrable experience in delivering equipment within promised lead times without losing quality in production. Companies interested in competing for the requirement must provide supporting information with their Expression of Interest but this must be limited to no more than two sides of A4. Expressions of Interests shall be submitted by email to desfp-comm4a@mod.uk. Please note that ITT dates are provisional and subject to change. The FPDT reserves the right to issue Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQs) to Companies who meet the above criteria in order to facilitate selection of the strongest field of bidders to proceed to Invitation to Tender. Only those Companies that can demonstrate a sufficient level of competence and experience against the criteria stated in the PQQ will be considered for inclusion in the tender excercise. Financial Ability: The Applicant’s financial ability to meet this requirement will be assessed on a risk basis and the Applicant’s financial accounts may be evaluated by the Authority. Applicants who present an unacceptable financial risk to the Authority will not qualify. Transparency, Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations: Applicants should be aware that, should they be awarded any contract, the content of the Contract will be published by the MOD to the general public in line with government policy set out in the Prime Minister’s letter of May 2010 (http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/statements-and-articles/2010/05/letter-to-govenment-departments-on-opening-up-data-51204).

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction has been used: yes
Additional information about electronic auction: Yes. A Reverse Auction, conducted using electronic means, may be used as part of the procurement process for this requirement. Specific relevant information on Reverse Auction usage will be given in the Invitation to Tender.

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

FP/00206

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

12.3.2012 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

19.3.2012

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3)Additional information:

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.

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 GO Reference: GO-201231-DCB-3750293.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Force Protection (FP), DE&S

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:1.3.2012