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Contract Notice

The Supply of Defence Stores

  • First published: 12 March 2025
  • Last modified: 12 March 2025
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-04e4d3
Published by:
Ministry of Defence
Authority ID:
AA76012
Publication date:
12 March 2025
Deadline date:
20 March 2025
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Babcock Land Defence Limited - acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence ("the Authority") has under consideration a 4 Year Framework Agreement with 2 Lots and up to 2 Single Suppliers for the Supply of Defence Stores.

Lot 1 - Barbed Wire and Associated Items

Lot 2 - Defence Stores

This Contract is intended to include 30 items identified as being in scope.

The advertised contract value is £3.5 Million with no Option Years.

All items within the scope of requirement are codified to NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs). Tenderers shall be provided with NATO Stock Numbers and shall be informed of any required applicable compliance standards.

Tenderers shall be expected to provide items in accordance with CSIS Manufacturer’s Part Number (MPN), CSIS Specifications and Drawings.

The Contract shall be awarded to up to two (2) compliant Bidders who provide the most economically advantageous tender based on the basket of goods provided in Annex A to Schedule 2 - Price List and responses to the Social Value questions.

Babcock Land Defence Limited reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award (over and above those items envisaged to be added at Contract Award).

The Contractor shall hold and maintain UKAS Accredited ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent certification at no additional expense to the Authority. The Authority is to be informed within 10 working days of any changes to certification, including changes to scope of activity during this period.

The resulting contract shall contain a set of Key Performance Indicators to measure performance in areas such as delivery and quality and shall include remedies for poor performance. Babcock Land Defence Limited will work with the winning bidder(s) to develop a Social Values KPI based on their tender response.

The Authority shall award the Contract in accordance with the evaluation criteria which will be detailed in the Invitation To Tender (ITT).

No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement or contract indeed there is no guarantee that any framework agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc. will be paid if a tender or resulting framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason.

Bidders should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.

Expressions of interest to participate in this requirement are to be submitted on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) by completing the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).

The PQQ shall be assessed on DSP using the selection criteria given within the PQQ and within each question. It is the intention of the Authority to down select, economic operators who will be invited to tender, only those suppliers who provide all mandatory information and are not subject to a mandatory exclusion.

Contract name: IRM24/7691

Risk Assessment Ref: RAR-250218B03

Cyber Risk Profile: Very Low

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

Building B15, MoD Donnington

Telford

TF2 8JT

UK

Contact person: Lori Evans

E-mail: Lori.Evans@babcockinternational.com

NUTS: UKG21

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.babcockinternational.com

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

www.contracts.mod.uk


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

www.contracts.mod.uk


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5) Main activity

Defence

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

The Supply of Defence Stores

Reference number: IRM24/7691

II.1.2) Main CPV code

44110000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

Babcock Land Defence Limited - acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence ("the Authority") has under consideration a 4 Year Framework Agreement with 2 Lots and up to 2 Single Suppliers for the Supply of Defence Stores.

Lot 1 - Barbed Wire and Associated Items

Lot 2 - Defence Stores

This Contract is intended to include 30 items identified as being in scope.

The advertised contract value is £3.5 Million with no Option Years.

All items within the scope of requirement are codified to NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs). Tenderers shall be provided with NATO Stock Numbers and shall be informed of any required applicable compliance standards.

Tenderers shall be expected to provide items in accordance with CSIS Manufacturer’s Part Number (MPN), CSIS Specifications and Drawings.

The Contract shall be awarded to up to two (2) compliant Bidders who provide the most economically advantageous tender based on the basket of goods provided in Annex A to Schedule 2 - Price List and responses to the Social Value questions.

Babcock Land Defence Limited reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award (over and above those items envisaged to be added at Contract Award).

The Contractor shall hold and maintain UKAS Accredited ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent certification at no additional expense to the Authority. The Authority is to be informed within 10 working days of any changes to certification, including changes to scope of activity during this period.

The resulting contract shall contain a set of Key Performance Indicators to measure performance in areas such as delivery and quality and shall include remedies for poor performance. Babcock Land Defence Limited will work with the winning bidder(s) to develop a Social Values KPI based on their tender response.

The Authority shall award the Contract in accordance with the evaluation criteria which will be detailed in the Invitation To Tender (ITT).

No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement or contract indeed there is no guarantee that any framework agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc. will be paid if a tender or resulting framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason.

Bidders should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.

Expressions of interest to participate in this requirement are to be submitted on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) by completing the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).

The PQQ shall be assessed on DSP using the selection criteria given within the PQQ and within each question. It is the intention of the Authority to down select, economic operators who will be invited to tender, only those suppliers who provide all mandatory information and are not subject to a mandatory exclusion.

Contract name: IRM24/7691

Risk Assessment Ref: RAR-250218B03

Cyber Risk Profile: Very Low

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 3 500 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2

The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:

Lot 1 - Barbed Wire and Associated Items

Lot 2 - Defence Stores

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

Barbed Wire and Associated Items

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

44312300

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKG21

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Babcock Land Defence Limited - acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence ("the Authority") has under consideration a 4 Year Framework Agreement with 2 Lots and up to 2 Single Suppliers for the Supply of Defence Stores.

Lot 1 - Barbed Wire and Associated Items

Lot 2 - Defence Stores

This Contract is intended to include 30 items identified as being in scope.

The advertised contract value is £3.5 Million with no Option Years.

Provided below are some examples of the types of items that may form part of this requirement.

The Authority reserve the right to remove any of these example NSNs from the tender, as the final list of

NSNs will be made available at the ITT stage.

Lot 1 - Barbed Wire and Associated Items:

F2 5660992853957 BARBED TAPE,CONCERTINA

F2 5660997748407 BARBED WIRE

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Quality criterion: Price / Weighting: 90

Quality criterion: Social Values / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion: Quality Plan / Weighting: Pass/Fail

Price / Weighting:  90

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 1 500 000.00  GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged minimum number: 5

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

As set out in the PQQ

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

Defence Stores

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

43611200

44100000

44111200

44111700

44144000

44172000

44313100

44332000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKG21

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Babcock Land Defence Limited - acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence ("the Authority") has under consideration a 4 Year Framework Agreement with 2 Lots and up to 2 Single Suppliers for the Supply of Defence Stores.

Lot 1 - Barbed Wire and Associated Items

Lot 2 - Defence Stores

This Contract is intended to include 30 items identified as being in scope.

The advertised contract value is £3.5 Million with no Option Years.

Provided below are some examples of the types of items that may form part of this requirement.

The Authority reserve the right to remove any of these example NSNs from the tender, as the final list of

NSNs will be made available at the ITT stage.

Lot 2 - Defence Stores:

F2 9515994368184 STEEL SHEET

NQ 5680999404335 GEOGRID

NQ 5680997379372 CEMENT

NQ 5680992645581 MEMBRANE,GEOTEXTILE

F2 5660995101074 POST

F2 9505992165943 WIRE,NONELECTRICAL

F2 5680992003622 DOG,TIMBER

F2 5680992003623 DOG,TIMBER

F2 5680992003624 DOG,TIMBER

F2 5680992003625 DOG,TIMBER

F2 5680992003621 DOG,TIMBER

NQ 5680993671838 ROADWAY,MEDIUM DUTY PLAS

F2 5306993858223 BOLT

NK 5440991746166 KEEPER,LADDER SECTION

NK 5325999762967 PARTS KIT,FASTENER

NK 5440992171349 PIN ASSEMBLY,RETAINING

NQ 5680999319962 CLAMP JUNCTION

NQ 5680999318951 TUBE JOINT COVER

NQ 5680999318450 END ANCHOR PANEL

NK 5440998440962 HOUSING,LADDER HOOK

NQ 3940991924763 WEBBING ASSEMBLY

NQ 3990997902631 STRAP QUICK RELEASE

NQ 5133123885612 DRILL,MASONRY,POWER HMMR

NQ 5680997021436 MEMBRANE,GEOTEXTILE

NQ 9330998581406 TILE,HONEYCOMB

NQ 3950992011310 HOIST,CHAIN

NQ 5680994551344 GEOGRID

NQ 5680999317030 PIN,SPOOL,RETAINING

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Quality criterion: Price / Weighting: 90

Quality criterion: Social Values / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion: Quality Plan / Weighting: Pass/Fail

Price / Weighting:  90

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 2 000 000.00  GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged minimum number: 5

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

As set out in the PQQ

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 20/03/2025

Local time: 16:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Ministry of Defence

Building B15, MoD Donnington

Telford

TF2 8JT

UK

E-mail: lori.evans@babcockinternational.com

Internet address(es)

URL: www.babcockinternational.com

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

20/02/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
44312300 Barbed wire Fencing wire
44111200 Cement Building materials
44110000 Construction materials Construction materials and associated items
44100000 Construction materials and associated items Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus
43611200 Industrial drill bits Parts for well-drilling machinery
44144000 Posts Products related to construction materials
44332000 Rods (construction) Bars, rods, wire and profiles used in construction
44172000 Sheets (construction) Plates, sheets, strip and foil related to construction materials
44111700 Tiles Building materials
44313100 Wire-mesh fencing Metal netting

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
Lori.Evans@babcockinternational.com
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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