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Published 22 Feb 2021, 18:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Water Cooled Enclosures for Type 26 Frigates

Official notice

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

GoodsRestricted procedure
Published estimate£1,100,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Mar 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

MOD Defence Digital Platform Services will be inviting bids for the provision of water-cooled enclosures to house the OpNET Communication and Information System server nodes on-board the Type 26 Frigates. The Authority is seeking an external partner to design, qualify, manufacture and deliver a water-cooled enclosure solution to support the installation of OpNET into the three Batch 1 Type 26 Frigates.

CPV: Computer storage units

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The design of the Batch 1 Type 26 Frigate requires enclosures to securely house OpNET…Published value£1,000,000

The design of the Batch 1 Type 26 Frigate requires enclosures to securely house OpNET CIS servers within defined parameters for space, weight, power and wild heat. This task is for the design, qualification and manufacture of a suitable water-cooled enclosure solution for delivery in Quarter 2 of 2022.

Delivery: South West · Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Second stage: up to 7 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

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 must hold a minimum of SC clearance. Further information, criteria and supporting documents can be found in the PQQ.

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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Feb 2021, 18:24 GMT
Last source update
22 Feb 2021, 18:24 GMT
Authority reference
DPS/00110
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-003501
Classification (CPV)
Computer storage units
Delivery area
South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029515 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

All information and supporting documents can be found in the PQQ.

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 Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk Suppliers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity. The information and/or documents for this opportunity are available on http://www.dcocontracts.mod.uk. You must register on this site to respond, if you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage. Suppliers must log in, go to your Response Manager and add the following Access Code: MNZ9634B54. Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you here. The deadline for submitting your response(s) is detailed within this contract notice, you will also have visibility of the deadline date, once you have added the Access code via DCO as the opening and closing date is visible within the opportunity. 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 refer to the online Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) or the User Guides or contact the MOD DCO Helpdesk by emailing [email protected] or Telephone 0800 282 324. GO Reference: GO-2021222-DCB-17825763

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
9 Mar 2021, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline

Timeline

22 Feb 2021 → 25 Mar 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    22 Feb 2021, 18:24 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    9 Mar 2021, 17:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    25 Mar 2021

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Strategic Command, Defence Digital

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Spur B2, Building 405, MOD Corsham, Westwells Road, Corsham, South West, SN13 9NRContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Ministry of DefenceMediation bodyReview contact point CorshamContact email, phone

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