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Supply Pistol Spares to Ministry of Defence

Monday, 17 November 2014, 11:22

Supply Pistol Spares to Ministry of Defence

Light firearms. The Authority is considering establishing a 2 year Enabling Contract, with an option of a further year, to supply spares to support the Sig Sauer Pistol.

United Kingdom-Telford: Light firearms

2014/S 216-382281

Contract notice

Supplies

Directive 2009/81/EC

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

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

Ministry of Defence, DSG
Building B15, Donnington
For the attention of: Julie Gower
TF2 8JT Telford
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1952673933
E-mail: julie.gower@dsg.mod.uk
Fax: +44 1952673864

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:

LSBU10-1165 Pistol Spares.

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

Supplies
Purchase

NUTS code UKG21

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):

Light firearms. The Authority is considering establishing a 2 year Enabling Contract, with an option of a further year, to supply spares to support the Sig Sauer Pistol. Tenderers shall be provided with NATO Stock Numbers and the corresponding manufacturer’s part number and shall be expected to source items using ISIS. The Contract shall be operated on Purchase to Payment (P2P) from the outset, or at the very least within 3 months of Contract award. It is the intention to place an Enabling Contract with a single supplier. The Authority reserves the right to add items of a similar nature to the contract during its lifetime. Any resulting Contracts shall contain a set of Key Performance Indicators to measure performance in areas such as delivery and quality, and shall include remedies for poor performance. In accordance with the Government’s transparency agenda, the Authority shall publish the Tender and Contract documents online. Further guidance shall be provided with the ITN. By following the negotiated procedure, the Authority reserves the right to undertake negotiations and iterative tendering with bidders during the ITN process.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

35321000

II.1.7)Information about subcontracting

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:

2 years spares procurement supporting field and workshop repairs to Sig Sauer pistols.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 113 000 and 348 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: A further 12 month option to be considered negotiated within 6 months of expiry date.

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: 24 (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
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

Negotiated

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

Envisaged minimum number 1 and maximum number 10
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

Lowest price

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:

LSBU10-1165

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

no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

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

8.12.2014 – 15:00

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

19.12.2014

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 atwww.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.

From 2.4.2014 the Government is introducing its new Government Security Classifications Policy (GSC) to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme. A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All suppliers to the Department are encouraged to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the new GSC.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications

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.

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

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

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GO Reference: GO-2014116-DCB-6143360.
I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s);
General address of the contracting authority: Ministry of Defence (DSG);
Address of the buyer profile: Building B15, Donnington, Telford.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Ministry of Defence, DSG
Building B15, Donnington
TF2 8JT Telford
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: julie.gower@dsg.mod.uk
Telephone: +44 1952673933
Fax: +44 1952673864

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Ministry of Defence, DSG
Building B15, Donnington
TF2 8JT Telford
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: julie.gower@dsg.mod.uk
Telephone: +44 1952673933
Fax: +44 1952673864

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

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

Ministry of Defence, DSG
Building B15
TF2 8JT Telford
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: julie.gower@dsg.mod.uk
Telephone: +44 1952673933
Fax: +44 1952673864

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

6.11.2014