701326374 Provision of service to collect, transport and dispose of fuel and sullage from HMS Vessels and other foreign visiting Vessels to Devonport Naval Base.

The Authority will apply all of 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.

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.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met can be found in the PQQ which encompasses questions to allow the prospective tenderer to provide a declaration of good standing.

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 “Click here to register” link
• Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
• Enter your correct business and user details
• Note the username you chose and click “Save” 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 “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
• This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” 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 “Settings and Buyer

Attachments” in the “Actions” box

3. Responding to the tender

• You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
• You can now use the ‘Messages’ 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…

Two Years Audited Accounts will be required as part of any Pre-Qualification Questionnaire response.

The estimated annual contract value is £340,000.00. If the estimated annual contract value is greater than 40% of the supplier’s turnover, the Authority reserves the right to exclude the supplier from being selected to tender except where the supplier provides, to the satisfaction of the Authority, evidence showing it has sufficient economic and financial capability, for example such evidence may include:

(1) any additional information proving it has sufficient economic and financial resources to deliver the requirement; and

(2) stating whether the supplier is willing to provide the Authority with an indemnity, guarantee or bank bond.

A financial assessment that is proportionate to the proposed Contract will be undertaken on the supplier's financial status. An overall pass / fial judegment will be made after considering areas such as turnover profit, net assets, liquidity, gearing and capacity. This assessment will include the Parent company, where applicable. An independent financial assessment obtained from a reputable credit rating organisation may be utilised as part of this process.

A statement related to Good Standing will be required as part of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire reponse.

Scoring and weighting criteria are contained within the PQQ and ITT documentation. Potential Providers who choose to complete a PQQ return will be required to address the relevant Technical capacity questions in the PQQ response.

If the main Contractor will be subcontracting any part of the requirement, the main Contractor shall be required to provide evidence of its subcontractors ability to adhere to the minimum standards.

The Contractor shall be a registered Waste Carrier in England and hold appropriate and valid Waste Licences as required by the Environment Agency.