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Published 27 Jun 2023, 09:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Untitled procurement — UK public procurement notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsRestricted
Published estimate£99,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Jun 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a proposed project for a High Performance Hard Body Armour System. The system is defined as front, back and side plates available in various sizes that protects against friendly and enemy threats; small arms rounds and fragmentation during operations and training. Quantity or scope: This is a proposed project for a High Performance Hard Body Armour System. The system is defined as front, back and side plates available in various sizes that protects against friendly and enemy threats; small arms rounds and fragmentation during operations and training.

A Key constraint is for any suppliers participating in this activity are required to have List X status due to the project’s classification. Therefore, the Authority seeks to only liaise with List X contractors or UK Agents due to requirement sensitivities.

More information regarding List X can be found at

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/367514/Security_Requirements_for_List_X_Contractors.pdf

Foreign Suppliers that are not operating in the UK should if interested in this requirement work with a UK Agent on their behalf for which a Form 1686 is required to be submitted by the UK List X Contractor seeking approval to share the classified information.

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Interested parties must attend the Tender Conference on Monday 3 July 2023, in order to receive the classified information. If you are unable to attend your company will be excluded from this competition.

Key dates

Tender Conference will be held on Monday 3 July 2023 at MOD, Abbeywood Bristol. Starting at 1pm, and expecting to last until 5pm.

If you wish to attend, please provide details of the attendee (1 per supplier) to [email protected] by no later than Thursday 29 June 2023.

Information required is Company Name, individual name and Contact number. Late notification will not be granted access.

It is anticipated the ITT will be Published September 2023 and will include a further tender conference with Contract Award estimated to be March/April 2024

CPV: Bullet-proof vests · Combat gear · Cover plates · Protective gear · Purchase

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 participation1
  • 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 more…“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) 2. 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 3. 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…

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
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
27 Jun 2023, 09:09 BST
Last source update
27 Jun 2023, 09:09 BST
Classification (CPV)
Bullet-proof vestsCombat gearCover platesProtective gearPurchase
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dcb3

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

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
Submission deadline
29 Jun 2023, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Notice published
    27 Jun 2023, 09:09 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    29 Jun 2023, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral Government Bristol, Bristol [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments