Official UK procurement notice
Provision and In-Service Support of Explosive Vapour Detection Device
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Specialist Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search (EOD&S), Exploitation & Countermeasures (“SEEC”) Delivery Team, part of Defence Equipment & Support (“DE&S”) within the UK Ministry of Defence (“MoD”), has awarded a five-year Contract, with the option to extend by a further two years, to Smiths Detection-Watford Limited. This is for the Procurement and In-Service of a Explosive Vapour Detector Device (EVDD), with a total estimated contract value of £2,422,000 ex VAT (including option years).
This contract has been placed via a competitive procurement using the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 Restricted Procedure utilising the weighted value for money evaluation criteria. Smiths Detection-Watford Limited was awarded the Contract as they submitted a compliant bid in accordance with the evaluation criteria set out in the Invitation to Tender.
All Tenderers were notified of the Contract Award Decision on 10th July 2023 and the Contract was subsequently awarded 13th October 2023.
CPV: Civil defence services · Gas-detection apparatus · Gas-detection equipment · Military defence services · Purchase
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1DE&S Specialist EODS, [Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search], Exploitation and…Renewal
DE&S Specialist EODS, [Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search], Exploitation and Countermeasures (SEEC) team intends to competitively assess, select and award a contract to deliver an explosive vapour detector for use by Advanced Manual Technique Operators during Improvised Explosive Device Disposal operations.
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-Price: 60%
- Price: 40%
- Suitability
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
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- Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)
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- 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
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If you require any further…
- Economic & financial standing
Information on financial ability will be assessed as part of your pre-qualification questionnaire return.
- Technical & professional ability
Information on financial ability will be assessed as part of your pre-qualification questionnaire return.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Provision and In-Service Support of Explosive Vapour Detection Device” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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- 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
- 28 Sept 2022, 15:40 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Nov 2023, 15:59 GMT
- Authority reference
705356451- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-034436- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036c3aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 Oct 2022, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
21 Oct 2022 → 21 Nov 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown21 Oct 2022, 23:59 BST
- Invitations to tender expected17 Nov 2022
- Notice published21 Nov 2023, 15:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2022- Buyer details updated29 Sept 2022, 10:35 BST
- Buyer details updated21 Nov 2023, 15:59 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineThe DPQQ Return Deadline and Time Limit for Receipt of Expressions of Interest has been updated from 21/10/2022 to 31/10/2022 · II.1.4 and IV.2.2 | 21 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2022 | +10 d |
Please note that the DPQQ Return deadline (II.1.4), and the Time Limit for Receipt of Expressions of Interest (IV.2.2) has been updated from the 21/10/2022 to 31/10/2022.
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 034436-2023-705356451-1
- Signed
- 10 Jul 2023
- Value
- £12,110,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- SEECMediation bodyReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Smiths Detection-Watford LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.