Published date: 8 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: 8 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Hyperbaric chambers - 33157500

  • Diving instruments or accessories - 37412240

  • Breathing apparatus for diving - 37412241

    • Diving wear - 37412242

    • Diving services - 98363000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£18,000,000

Procurement reference

BIP73039880

Published date

8 April 2019

Closing date

8 May 2019

Contract start date

1 January 2020

Contract end date

1 January 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The requirement under UEW/011 is for a provision and availability driven in-service support of complex diving equipment. This includes:
• Parachute Lift Bags
• Swimmers Oxygen Breathing Apparatus (SOBA)
• Enclosed Mine Lift Bags (EMLG)
• Type B Recompression Chambers
• Enclosed Space Diving System (ESDS)
• Contaminated Water Diving System (CWDS)
The Contractor will be expected to provide equipment to meet the Authority's equipment availability targets, this is expected to comprise of a Contractor Logistic Support type arrangement.
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/011. 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:
• Clearance Divers Life Support Equipment (CDLSE)
• Self-Contained Air Diving Equipment (SCADE)
• Dive Computers
In-service support includes:
• Provision of equipment to maintain availability targets
• Logistic support and provision
• Engineering support
• Spares provision
• Repairs
• Storage and safe disposal
• Safety Management, including maintenance of a Safety Case in accordance with DEF STAN 00-56.
• Obsolescence Management
• Quality and Configuration Management
• Technical Documentation Management
• Training

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Stuart Carr

Address

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

Telephone

+44306793360

Email

charlotte.thompson358@mod.gov.uk