Notice Information
Notice Title
Heavy Equipment Transporter Interim Capability Solution
Notice Description
This amendment is to update and confirm the procedure which the HET ICS requirement is being tendered against. When the Contract Notice (CN) was released on 14th February 2022 at IV.1.1 (type of procedure) it stated 'Restricted Procedure'. This amendment is to clarify and confirm that the HET ICS requirement is being tendered against the Negotiated Procedure of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (2011). This amendment does not impact the activity undertaken thus far for HET ICS.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The HET ICS Requirement: 6. The Authority is seeking potential providers who have the experience, capacity, and capability to deliver the HET ICS by the 6th July 2024. The HET ICS must provide a trialed and tested fleet of militarised HET trains which can safely move a variety of heavy logistics loads, Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFV) and the Main Battle Tank (MBT) in peacetime, on training exercises, during the transition to war and in war fighting scenarios. The HET is a key logistical vehicle for Defence and is further utilised in the global movement of various cargos across a number of tactical and operational scenarios. 7. The requirement requires the potential provider to deliver a manning structure that embraces the Army's concept of Whole Force Approach (WfA) with the capability being delivered by an integrated combination of regular, reserve (both Regular Reserve and Sponsored Reserves (SR)), civilian & industry resources. 8. In particular reference to the SR requirement, potential providers are to provide: a. 85 SRs in the following professions: i. 68 x Driver Tank Transporter Operators (DTTO) ii. 9 x Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (REME) Maintainers iii. 8 x SR float. 9. The HET fleet is based at the following locations in the numbers shown below but can be flexed between those locations to meet operational demands, but will not exceed the total availability requirement: a. Up to 40 trains at Bulford b. Up to 40 trains at Catterick c. Up to 6 trains in Germany d. Up to 7 trains on Operations. 10. To deliver the HET ICS, the potential provider is to provide a managed service to meet the Army's availability requirements of: a. 89 HET Tractors, b. 86 HET Trailers and c. 3 recovery systems. d. To Note: i. regarding points 10. a-c, there is an existing HET fleet currently providing the capability. The Authority does not intend to procure this fleet and offer it as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) to fulfil the HET ICS requirement. ii. The potential provider may also have to provide Heavy HET trailers as part of the HET ICS. e. 85 SRs (Operators and Maintainers) as detailed in paragraph 8. f. An integrated logistics support service including fleet management, inventory management, supply chain management, servicing, maintenance, regeneration services and repair and inspection of a fleet of military vehicles. g. Supporting tasks performed in the firm base, deployed benign and deployed tactical environments. h. Sponsored Reserve training. i. Publication and updating of service documents. j. Safety management, including safety documentation. k. A Fleet Management Information System (MIS). 11. HET trains must also meet the following summary technical requirements: a. Comply with the weight / transport requirements within limits of Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003. Special Types; General Order (STGO) Guidance and Highways Regulations. b. Have the ability to move on gravelled / prepared tracks occasionally, alongside the primary ability to move loads via highways and paved roads; c. Remain within STGO guidance for acceptable axle load limitations Gross Axle Weight (GAW); d. Follow the NATO single fuel policy e. Recover non task-worthy vehicles including but not exclusively the MBT with loss of Mobility
Options: HET Interim Capability Solution (ICS) will have a three-year duration with two optional years (3+1+1).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03171d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009696-2022
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
50 - Repair and maintenance services
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
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- CPV Codes
34200000 - Vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers
34223300 - Trailers
35400000 - Military vehicles and associated parts
50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
50111100 - Vehicle-fleet management services
73423000 - Development of military vehicles
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £70,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Apr 20224 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Mar 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 6 Jul 2024 - 6 Jul 2029 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Ministry of Defence
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 8JH
- Postcode Area
- Bristol
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
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- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
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