Official UK procurement notice
706756450-The Procurement and In-Service Support of Future Through Barrier Imaging System (TBIS)
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Specialist EOD&S, Exploitation and Countermeasures Project Team, part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (the Authority) awarded a contract to NP Aerospace Limited for the Procurement and In-Service Support of Future Through Barrier Imaging System (TBIS). The Contract will deliver 160 units, with potential to purchase additional units over the Contract duration.
This Contract is for 5 years (with the opportunity to extend for a further two years) and has an estimated value of £6,992,000.00 (including options). This Contract was competed under the DSPCR Restricted Procedure and NP Aerospace Limited tender was identified as the winning tender through the weighted Value for Money Criteria. This Contract was awarded to NP Aerospace on the 30th of May 2024.
CPV: Bomb detectors · Purchase · Radiography devices · X-ray developers · X-ray inspection equipment · X-ray processing devices
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 4 bids received (4.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- … – … (5 yrs)
- Framework value
- £13,300,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Non-Cost: 60%
- Cost: 40%
- Suitability
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
- 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)
- 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
- 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 furt…
- Suitability
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
- 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)
- 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
- 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 furt…
- Economic & financial standing
Information on financial ability will be assessed as part of your pre-qualification questionnaire return
- Technical & professional ability
Information on technical ability will be assessed as part of your pre-qualification questionnaire return
- Second stage candidates
- 2–6 candidates invited to tender
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “706756450-The Procurement and In-Service Support of Future Through…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Feb 2023, 15:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Jun 2024, 15:11 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-019840- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a4d0Find a Tender
Publisher note: The 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.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 13 Mar 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
13 Mar 2023 → 28 Jun 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Mar 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected31 Mar 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published28 Jun 2024, 15:11 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated28 Jun 2024, 15:11 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 019840-2024-706756450-1
- Signed
- 31 May 2024
- Value
- £34,960,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Specialist EODS, [Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search], Exploitation and Countermeasures (SEEC) Team, Defence Equipment and SupportContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- SEEC DTReview body
- SEEC Team, Defence Equipment and SupportReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- NP Aerospace LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.