Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Parachute Packing and Maintenance in the South West USA
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe UK MOD has a requirement to support multiple parachute training exercises in South West USA over a 5 year period.
The requirement includes (but is not limited to) main parachute and reserve repacking, maintenance, repairs, inventory management, storage and transportation to and from drop zones. The Authority intends to place the contract, starting from 1 April 23 with a view to standing up the new service from 1 Jun 23. The service needs to support circa 17,000 parachute jumps per year in South West USA.
CPV: Maintenance and repair services · Military defence services · Parachutes
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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).
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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).
- 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
As stipulated (if appropriate) within the DPQQ and later within the ITT.
Minimum: As stipulated (if appropriate) within the DPQQ and later within the ITT. - Economic & financial standing
As stipulated (if appropriate) within the DPQQ and later within the ITT.
Minimum: As stipulated (if appropriate) within the DPQQ and later within the ITT. - Technical & professional ability
As stipulated (if appropriate) within the DPQQ and later within the ITT.
Minimum: Potential Providers are expected to hold, or willing to obtain Maintenance Approved Organisation Scheme (MAOS) accreditation in accordance with MAA Regulatory Article 5850. - Technical & professional ability
As stipulated (if appropriate) within the DPQQ and later within the ITT.
Minimum: As stipulated (if appropriate) within the DPQQ and later within the ITT.
- Legal form for consortia
- As stipulated (if appropriate) within the DPQQ and later within the ITT.
- Second stage candidates
- up to 5 candidates invited to tender
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Aug 2022, 11:02 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Sept 2022, 12:15 BST
- Authority reference
702116450- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-025774- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035fd3Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
As stipulated (if appropriate) within the DPQQ and later within the ITT.
- Other terms
No part of the Contract is classed as higher than OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE. OFFICIAL and OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE material shall be protected by the Contractor in a manner to avoid unauthorised access. The Contractor will be required to ensure that all individuals having access to OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE information have undergone necessary recruitment checks.
Publisher note: 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 This contract opportunity is published on the Defence Sourcing Portal, Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Suppliers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity. The deadline for submitting your response(s) is detailed within this contract notice. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this opportunity prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents. If you experience any difficulties, please contact the DSP Supplier Helpdesk by emailing [email protected].
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Sept 2022, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Deposits and guarantees
- As stipulated (if appropriate) within the DPQQ and later within the ITT.
Timeline
14 Sept 2022 → 19 Sept 2022 · 2 dates- Notice published14 Sept 2022, 12:15 BST
- Submission deadline19 Sept 2022, 17:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated14 Sept 2022, 12:15 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.2.1 | — | The closing date and time of the PQQ has been extended from 17:00 GMT on Monday 19th September 2022 to 17:00 GMT on Tuesday 20th September 2022. |
This corrigendum has been issued to advise that the closing date and time of this PQQ has been extended from 17:00 GMT on Monday 19th September 2022 to 17:00 GMT on Tuesday 20th September 2022.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Ministry of Defence, Air Support, C17CSAEMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.