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Published 13 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision Of Military Instrument Flight Procedures Maintenance and Safeguarding

Official notice

Authority: UK Strategic Command, Commercial - Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesRestricted
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,670,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 11 Oct 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Instrument Landing System (ILS) Or Instrument Flight Procedures

The MOD requires the appointment of a qualified Procedure Design Company to support its portfolio of IFPs across 26 aerodromes in the UK and overseas. This includes the design and maintenance of new and existing Instrument Flight Procedures (IFPs) and associated specialist support, thus ensuring the safety of aviation activity at its aerodromes. No 1 AIDU is responsible for ensuring that all IFPs at MOD aerodromes are designed and maintained in accordance with current regulations.

Contractor will be required to:

a. Design new IFPs at a competitive price to meet the needs of MOD aerodromes, including overseas, as required.

b. Carry out annual maintenance checks of current IFPs at a competitive price, including any amendments identified during this maintenance process.

c. Provide all procedural designs in a digital format and with the ability to provide it in AIXM data sets to ensure compliance with CAP1054.

d. The ability to carry out Safeguarding Assessments in response to Local Planning Application (LPAs)/Siting Boards, as and when required.

e. Ability to carry out time critical tasks to meet tight deadlines.

f. Be able to provide specialist advice to No1 AIDU as and when required.

g. Attend regular meetings (on a weekly basis via teleconference) with No1 AIDU to provide a contract management oversight.

The Contract will be for an initial period of 3 years starting on 1st April 2022. This will be followed by two 1-year option periods. Quantity or scope: 3 years plus 2 one year options to a maximum duration of 5 years.

CPV: Military defence services · Other services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework value
£2,670,000

What it takes to win
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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 more
Conditions of participation7
  • Suitability

    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)
    1. 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
    1. 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:

    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)
    1. 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
    1. 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

    The Authority will apply all 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

  • Economic & financial standing

    The Authority will apply all 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

  • Technical & professional ability

    The contractor must be a UK CAA approved procedure design organisation as set out in CAP 785. They are also required to operate a functional industrial recognised standard Quality Management System (QMS) such as BSI 9001 or BSI 9100.

    Minimum: The contractor must be a UK CAA approved procedure design organisation as set out in CAP 785. They are also required to operate a functional industrial recognised standard Quality Management System (QMS) such as BSI 9001 or BSI 9100.
  • Technical & professional ability

    The contractor must be a UK CAA approved procedure design organisation as set out in CAP 785. They are also required to operate a functional industrial recognised standard Quality Management System (QMS) such as BSI 9001 or BSI 9100.

    Minimum: The contractor must be a UK CAA approved procedure design organisation as set out in CAP 785. They are also required to operate a functional industrial recognised standard Quality Management System (QMS) such as BSI 9001 or BSI 9100.
  • Technical & professional ability

    CAA approved flight procedure designers.

Legal form for consortia
In the event of a group provider submitting an acceptable offer, the MoD reserves the right to require the group of bidders to take a legal form or require one bidder to take Prime Contractor responsibility or to require that each member of the group undertakes joint and severable liability for the performance of the agreement and any call-off made under it.
Second stage candidates
3–7 candidates invited to tender
What this means for your bid
  • “Provision Of Military Instrument Flight Procedures Maintenance and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
13 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
13 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Authority reference
701573389
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022737
Classification (CPV)
Military defence servicesOther services
Delivery area
UKLondon (UKI7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e040 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Potential Providers must note the mandatory requirement for electronic trading using the Contracting,

Purchasing & Finance (CP&F) electronic trading tool. All payments for deliverables under the contract shall

only be made via CP&F. Details can be found at:

www.gov.uk/government/publicati… ↗

systems

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Please contact UK Strategic Command Commercial if you would like more information on the appeals

process.

Publisher note: IMPORTANT INFORMATION Contract name: IFP Maintenance and Safeguarding Risk Assessment Ref: 330210028 Cyber Risk Profile: Very Low Tenderers for this contract must complete a Supplier Assurance Questionnaire (SAQ). The tender documentation will need to include the Risk Assessment Reference and Cyber Risk Profile, and Tenderers should complete their SAQ using the SAQ Form which must be returned to [email protected] (and included with the tender response). 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. 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. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications If you experience any difficulties please refer to the online Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) or the User Guides or contact the MOD DSP Helpdesk

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
11 Oct 2021, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en

Timeline

13 Sept 2021 → 15 Nov 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    13 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    11 Oct 2021, 16:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    15 Nov 2021

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Strategic Command, Commercial - Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Room A104, A Block, RAF Wyton, Huntingdon, PE28 2EAContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • UK Strategic Command CommercialMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.