Construction Contract Leads
United Kingdom
Category Services
Type
No. of Lots
Status Active
Published 7th Oct 2024
Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-04a671 |
Common Procurement Vocabulary | Reconditioning services of ships or boats |
Procurement Method | Negotiated |
Value | £48,500,000 |
United Kingdom
Category Services
Type
No. of Lots
Status Active
Published 7th Oct 2024
Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-04a671 |
Common Procurement Vocabulary | Reconditioning services of ships or boats |
Procurement Method | Negotiated |
Value | £48,500,000 |
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Boats Team, Ministry of Defence
Abbey Wood (South), Ash 2a
Bristol
BS34 8JH
For the attention of
Simon Randy
Email(s)
simon.randy948 [at] mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Further information
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 subdivisions
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
Boats In-Service Support 26 鈥 Lot 3 - Ministry of Defence Police Boats
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 3: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
II.1.3) Information on framework agreement
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in months: 84
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 拢43,500,000 and 拢48,500,000
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
To deliver platform support to maintain the capability of MOD Boats operated by the MOD Police.
Further details on all of the BISS 26 requirements can be found at Section VI.3) Additional Information to this Contract Notice.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 50244000 - Reconditioning services of ships or boats
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
The tenderer has to indicate any change occurring at the level of subcontractors during the execution of the contract
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
To deliver in-service support, including daily waterfront support, to all MOD Boats operated by the MOD Police in His Majesty鈥檚 Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport, HMNB Portsmouth and HMNB Clyde. This requirement is anticipated to consist of boats of the following classes:
Combat Support Boat *2
Intercept and Escort Craft *24
Island Class *9
Police Patrol Craft *16
Total 51
This list is not exhaustive and subject to change as boats go in and out of service.
The scope can broadly be expected to include:
鈥 Scheduled preventative maintenance,
鈥 Reactive maintenance, defect rectification, and repair,
鈥 Mid Life Upgrades,
鈥 Replacement and/or replenishment of existing boat classes with boats of the same class, or a suitable second-hand alternative,
鈥 On-site support,
鈥 Supply of spares,
鈥 Post Design Services (PDS),
鈥 Testing and trials,
鈥 Configuration, obsolescence, and documentation management,
鈥 Chartering
鈥 Support to Safety and Environmental Cases
鈥 Storage and Transportation
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 拢43,500,000 and 拢48,500,000
II.2.3) Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Start date: 1 April 2026
End date: 31 March 2033
Section III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required
An indemnity, guarantee or bank bond may be required to support the contract. The Authority reserves the right to ask for an indemnity, (parent company) guarantee or bank bond if the supplier does not meet the required standard for economic and financial standing.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them
Payment will be in arrears on acceptance of completion of tasks; however the Authority may reserve the right to consider stage payments for high value and / or long duration tasks.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
If a group of economic operators submits a bid, the group must nominate a lead organisation to deal with the Authority. The Authority shall require the group to form a legal entity before entering into the contract.
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: Please refer to the PQQ Guidance Instructions.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal
- Click the 鈥淐lick here to register鈥 link
- Accept the terms and conditions and click 鈥渃ontinue鈥
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click 鈥淪ave鈥 when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
2. Express an Interest in the tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)
- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
- Click the 鈥淓xpress Interest鈥 button in the 鈥淎ctions鈥 box on the left-hand side of the page.
- This will move the PQQ into your 鈥淢y PQQs鈥 page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the 鈥淪ettings and Buyer Attachments鈥 in the 鈥淎ctions鈥 box
3. Responding to the tender
- You can now choose to 鈥淩eply鈥 or 鈥淩eject鈥 (please give a reason if rejecting)
- You can now use the 鈥楳essages鈥 function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)
If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
Criteria regarding the personal situation of subcontractors (that may lead to their rejection) including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please refer to the PQQ Guidance Instructions.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal
- Click the 鈥淐lick here to register鈥 link
- Accept the terms and conditions and click 鈥渃ontinue鈥
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click 鈥淪ave鈥 when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
2. Express an Interest in the tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)
- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
- Click the 鈥淓xpress Interest鈥 button in the 鈥淎ctions鈥 box on the left-hand side of the page.
- This will move the PQQ into your 鈥淢y PQQs鈥 page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the 鈥淪ettings and Buyer Attachments鈥 in the 鈥淎ctions鈥 box
3. Responding to the tender
- You can now choose to 鈥淩eply鈥 or 鈥淩eject鈥 (please give a reason if rejecting)
- You can now use the 鈥楳essages鈥 function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)
If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
III.2.2) Economic and financial ability
Criteria regarding the economic and financial standing of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion)
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please refer to Annex C of the PQQ Guidance Instructions
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please refer to Annex C of the PQQ Guidance Instructions
Criteria regarding the economic and financial standing of subcontractors (that may lead to their exclusion)
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please refer to Annex C of the PQQ Guidance Instructions
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please refer to Annex C of the PQQ Guidance Instructions
III.2.3) Technical and/or professional capacity
Criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion)
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please refer to the PQQ Guidance Instructions
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please refer to the PQQ Guidance Instructions
Criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of subcontractors (that may lead to their rejection)
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please refer to the PQQ Guidance Instructions
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please refer to the PQQ Guidance Instructions
III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1) Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of procedure
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures): no
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged minimum number 3 and maximum number 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: This will be conducted in accordance with the Evaluation Criteria as set out in the PQQ Guidance Instructions.
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated: yes
IV.2) Award criteria
IV.2.1) Award criteria
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: no
IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
712782450
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
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
11 November 2024 - 4:00pm
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
Overarching BISS 26 requirement -
The Boats team is responsible for maintaining worldwide delivery of safe, capable and available craft to a diverse user community (Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army, MOD Police, UKSTRATCOM, Permanent Joint Operating Bases (PJOB), Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), Cadets) thus enabling them to carry out their endorsed tasking in roles relating to maritime operations, responsive force, adaptive force, extended readiness and training, as well as Adventurous Training and Cadet Forces. The Boats portfolio consists of circa 3,000 craft across 100 classes.
This Boats In-Service Support (BISS) 26 requirement is split into nine separate contracts, which will be competed under their own Contract Notice simultaneously -
712775453 - Boats In-Service Support 26 Lot 1 STRATCOM
712782450 - Boats In-Service Support 26 Lot 2 Royal Navy / Royal Fleet Auxiliary
712783450 - Boats In-Service Support 26 Lot 3 Ministry of Defence Police Boats
712793452 - Boats In-Service Support 26 Lot 4 Overseas Boats
712795451 - Boats In-Service Support 26 Lot 5 P2000 Boats
712796450 - Boats In-Service Support 26 Lot 6 - Work Boats
712797450 - Boats In-Service Support 26 Lot 7 - Army Boats
712798450 - Boats In-Service Support 26 Lot 8 - UK Operations Boats
712798451 - Boats In-Service Support 26 Lot 9 - Support and Training Boats
Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) conference -
The Boats team intends to hold a virtual PQQ conference using MS Teams on Tuesday 15 October 2024 from 10:00 to 16:00 to provide Potential Providers with additional detail on the overarching BISS 26 requirements. To register, please follow the link in the PQQ conference attachment.
e-Tendering -
The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.
Cyber Risk -
The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is Moderate (Reference 鈥 RAR-240711A04)
VI.4) Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
Country
United Kingdom
VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
Country
United Kingdom