Published date: 18 April 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 14 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Diving instruments or accessories - 37412240

  • Breathing apparatus for diving - 37412241

  • Diving wear - 37412242

    • Pumps and compressors - 42120000

    • Special-purpose machine tools - 42611000

    • Compressed-air cylinders - 44611110

    • Diving services - 98363000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£18,000,000

Procurement reference

BIP73445955

Published date

18 April 2019

Closing date

14 May 2019

Contract start date

1 January 2020

Contract end date

31 December 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Dates to be corrected in the original notice:
Place of dates to be added: II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
3. Process
Instead of: 08 May 2019 Time: 17:00
Read: 08 May 2019 Time: 17:00
Place of dates to be added: Section IV: Procedure
IV.3.4)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Instead of: 08 May 2019 Time: 17:00
Read: 08 May 2019 Time: 17:00
Other additional information: 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
The requirement under UEW/012 is for a single supplier framework agreement for the provision and in-service support of non-complex diving equipment. This includes:
• Diving Clothing
• Dive Ancillaries
• Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Ancillaries
• Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Tools
• Sonar Marker Mine Recovery Outfits (SMMRO)
• Hydraulic Tools
• Cylinders
• Diver Compressors
• Dive Pumps
The scope of the Contract is expected to expand as the Authority intends to procure several diving equipments over the duration of the Contract. The Authority will be responsibile for procuring new to service equipment, following an initital bedding-in period responsibility for further procurements and in-service support of that equipment will be passed to the Contractor under UEW/012. Over the course of the Contract the Contractor will be expected to sub-contract with the Authority's nominated supplier to enable further procurements and provide in-service support to that equipment. The specification of these additional equipments is not defined at this point but may include the following:
• Hand Held Sonar
• Heated Diving Gloves
In-service support includes:
• Supply Chain Management
• Engineering Support
• Post Design Services
• Repairs and Modification
• Spares provisioning
• Safety Management, including maintenance of a Safety Case in accordance with DE

More information

Additional text

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and search for the notice with reference 'UK-Bristol: Diving instruments or accessories.'.

About the buyer

Contact name

Stuart Carr

Address

Birch 1B #3133
NH3, Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK

Telephone

+443067987542

Email

charlotte.thompson358@mod.gov.uk