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Published 13 Sept 2022, 11:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Online Standards, Databases and Publication with hard copy facility

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 13 Oct 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Contract Notice (CN) to inform the market of an opportunity to participate in a Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire (PQQ) for the Provision of Online Standards, Databases and Publications with hard copy facility. The Invitation to Tender (ITT) document suite will also be available to review, however not to respond to, until the PQQ stage has completed and the ITT has officially been issued to the successfully down-selected PQQ Tenderer's. The PQQ will be live for 30 days and will close 15:00GMT on 13th October 2022.

All interested tenderer's should read the PQQ Guidance provided within the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP). MoD mandates the use of DSP therefore all interested tenderer's must be registered and respond solely via the DSP.

The PQQ title on DSP is: 703793451 PQQ_02 Provision of Online Standards, databases and Publications.

This requirement is for a subscription agent to act on behalf of the MoD to source, negotiate and procure online standards, databases and publications with hard copy facility, for a wide range of MoD business units located across the UK and overseas.

The selection criteria is in accordance with PCR 2015 Regulation 65. Subject to Contract: the Contract will be a three (3) year contract plus one (1) optional year.

CPV: Official journals · Subscription services · Technical publications

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This requirement is for a subscription agent to act on behalf of the MoD to source,…

This requirement is for a subscription agent to act on behalf of the MoD to source, negotiate and procure online standards, databases and publications with hard copy facility, for a wide range of MoD business units located across the UK and overseas.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: There will one (1) further optional year to extend the contract.Second stage: up to 10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Sept 2022, 11:29 BST
Last source update
13 Sept 2022, 11:29 BST
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-025619
Classification (CPV)
Official journalsSubscription servicesTechnical publications
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0367f5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

MoD reviews will be held between 14 October 2022 and 28th October 2022

Publisher note: The PQQ will be live until 15:00 13th October 2022. Any responses received after this time/date will not be accepted or reviewed for down-selection.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.contracts.mod.uk/go/5352192401833092A074 ↗

Submission deadline
13 Oct 2022, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Sept 2022 → 13 Oct 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    13 Sept 2022, 11:29 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    13 Oct 2022, 15:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Spruce 3B, NH1, Abbey Wood South, BRISTOL, UK, BS34 8JHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Def Cmrcl HO_BP1Mediation body BRISTOL
  • Stacey StoneReview body Bristol

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria