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BuyerMinistry of Defence
StatustenderUpdate
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published23 Aug 2022

What is being bought

The Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Special Projects Multi Air Platforms Team has a requirement for the procurement of 2 x classroom -based Avionics Systems and Procedural Trainers (ASPT) to assist aircrew personnel training. This requirement shall also include in-service support and maintenance for the duration of the contract.

Categories

Training and simulation in aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts 80650000

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 80. The category anchor is Training and simulation in aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts (80650000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 806,6562 median · 47.9 average (3,113 of 6,656 with a bid count)3.2 average (3,415 of 6,656 with named award suppliers)1 comparable price pairs
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0356ae
Latest release ID023518-2022
Latest release timestampTue Aug 23 2022 15:11:49 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusNot published
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32009L0081
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source0
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
23 Aug 2022tenderUpdate023518-2022
27 Jul 2022tender020539-2022

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
23 Aug 2022 · 023518-2022 · tenderUpdate
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27 Jul 2022 · 020539-2022 · tender
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    "description": "The Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Special Projects Multi-Air Platforms (SPMAP) Project Team has a requirement for the procurement of 2 x classroom-based Avionics Systems and Procedural Trainers (ASPT) to assist aircrew personnel training. This requirement shall also include in-service support and maintenance for the duration of the Contract. Quantity or scope: There is a requirement to provide a classroom-based Avionics Trainer that delivers graphical representation of the H135 T3H Aircraft avionics systems, at Helionix Avionics 3.1.1 software standard to assist aircrew personnel training. The requirement also includes the support and maintenance of the Trainers for the duration of the Contract.  \nPlease Note: Delivery, and initialisation for use of the Avionics Systems and Procedural Trainer is required by 31 July 2023.\nThe Contractor will be required to:  \n1. Provide 2 x Avionics Systems and Procedural Trainers that replicate the functionality and symbology of the H135 T3H Aircraft System and representative displays of the cockpit configuration. This shall include replicating the latest Helionix Avionics Step 3 Suite (3.1.1.), with the ability to upgrade the Avionics Suite in the future if required and when instructed by the Authority.  \n2. Provide a Trainer that replicates normal aircraft operations and has the ability to introduce emergency scenarios that can be demonstrated within the bounds of the avionics system including audio and visual indication.   \n3. Provide a Trainer that allows the User to carry out:  AC start and Stop procedures to give Aircrew familiarisation. Cockpit instrumentation familarisation of the H135 T3H aircraft. Procedural instrument flying and GPS Navigation serials to give aircrew familiarisation \n4. Provide a train-the-trainer package to be delivered in conjunction with the system delivery ensuring trainers and course designers are fully competent with the use of the Avionic Trainers. This shall include the provision of training publications/materials. These shall be updated following any changes to the systems e.g. software upgrade or change to the system following an ad hoc task, along with the option for training to be repeated throughout the duration of the Contract.  \n5. Provide continued support and maintenance to the Training Systems to ensure their availability throughout the Contract. This support shall include, but not limited to technical support, software and hardware upgrades and updates when requested, fault finding and correction, repairs, replacement of components BER and like-for-like replacement of damaged items if and when requested by the Authority. \n6. Provide a technical enquiry support and resolution service, giving advice/guidance and remote resolution of issues where appropriate.\n7. Provide a set of publications to assist users of the equipment. This shall include information such as operational/user manuals, system documentation, technical information and a trouble shooting guide. These are to be maintained throughout the life of the contract.     \n8. Provide personnel that hold Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) Clearances prior to access onto site.   \nEstimated value excluding VAT: \n£450,000\nPlease note: The Authority will not accept or respond to any clarification questions on the requirement at this stage. The Authority will accept and respond to generic clarification questions regarding the DPQQ and DSP process submitted before 12:00pm 22/08/22.\nInterested companies are required to complete a Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ) to provide the Authority with information to evaluate the company’s capacities and capabilities against the selection criteria.\nThe Authority will use the DPQQ response to create a shortlist of tenderers who:\na) are eligible to participate;\nb) fulfil any minimum economic, financial, professional and technical standards; and,\nc) best meet in terms of capacity and capability the selection criteria set out below\nThe Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Selection Criteria can be found in the attached supporting documentation.\nThe closing date for submission of responses is 30/08/2022. Responses received after this closure date/time will be discounted.  \nThe Authority shall pre-qualify the 5 highest scoring Potential Providers for the ITT stage. A minimum score of 10 (Satisfactory) shall be required for all scored and weighted questions, this shall be calculated as a minimum 10% weighting for inclusion in the ITT stage for this requirement. All remaining questions will be PASS/FAIL. An evaluation of a FAIL shall result in an unsuccessful result and you will not be included within the next stage of tendering for this requirement.   \nThe Authority reserve the right to exclude a potential tenderer if the estimated contract value exceed 50% of the potential tenderers turn over.",
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          "description": "As Per \"702986451A PQQ - Avionics Systems and Procedural Trainer (ASPT),” attachments: “Annex A – DPQQ Guidance and Evaluation Plan,” “Annex B – DPQQ Selection Criteria,” “Annex C – DPQQ Economic and Financial Standing Evaluation Criteria”  \nSuppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:\n1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)\n- Browse to the eSourcing Portal\n- Click the “Click here to register” link\n- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”\n- Enter your correct business and user details\n- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete\n- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)\n2. Express an Interest in the tender\n- Login to the portal with the username/password\n- Click the \"PQQs Open to All Suppliers\" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)\n- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.\n- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. \n- This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)\n- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box \n3. Responding to the tender\n- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)\n- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification\n- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ \n- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)\nIf you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk."
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  "description": "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.\nhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classification\nThe Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.\nThe procurement has a security classification of Official Sensitive. \nThe Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is Not Applicable (Reference - RAR-977771509).",
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