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title: "IRM22/7611 - The Supply of Tooling, Equipment and Associated Items - CF"
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# IRM22/7611 - The Supply of Tooling, Equipment and Associated Items - CF

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-eafc129c-dcc8-4d1f-b193-c63c3d5ace47

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence is seeking to procure under a 3-year Framework Agreement for The Supply of Tooling, Equipment and Associated Items split into 2 lots. The estimated value of Lot 1 is £10.1M and Lot 2 is £7.4M. The tender has a contract value of £15m - £20m and the procurement method is a Restricted procedure. The tender deadline is on 27th February 2023, and the contract period is from 11th July 2023 to 10th July 2026.

This tender by the Ministry of Defence for tooling and equipment provides opportunities for businesses in the machines and apparatus for testing and measuring industry category. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly suited to compete. With a very low cyber risk profile, the Ministry of Defence aims to award the contract based on the most economically advantageous tender and values performance through Key Performance Indicators related to areas like delivery and quality.

## Notice

Babcock Land Defence Limited - acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence ("the Authority") - has under consideration a 3-year Framework Agreement for The Supply of Tooling, Equipment and Associated Items. The requirement is split into 2 lots. Lot 1 - Workshop Tooling and Equipment C600 NSNs - Estimated value PS10.1M Lot 2 - Measuring, Inspection and Testing Equipment C500 NSNs - Estimated value PS7.4M The basket of goods to be provided at ITT, will represents c1,000 items which account for over 75% of forecast value for the Contract. It is anticipated that the remaining 25% of forecast items by volume and value, which are all aligned to the scope and characteristics of this Contract, will be added to Contract via a satisfactory RFQ process with the successful bidders in 2 phases following Contract Award: Phase 1: c500 NSNs Phase 2: c500 NSNs Total: c1,000 NSNs 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 which comply with the requirements of CSIS (the Codification Support Information Systems maintained by the United Kingdom National Codification Bureau). Some items are required to be procured to a drawing which will be circulated as appropriate. This will have an advertised contract value of PS15m - PS20m. Each individual lot shall be awarded to the bidder who provides the most economically advantageous tender based on the basket of goods and responses to the Obsolescence, Quality and Social Values 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 to contract). 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. The Authority shall award the Contract in accordance with the evaluation criteria which will be detailed in the Invitation To Tender. 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 the economic operators who will be invited to tender on a pass/fail basis. Contract name: IRM22/7611 Risk Assessment Ref: RAR-773112218 Cyber Risk Profile: Very Low

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d0f0b679-44eb-4dcc-9a0c-c6ba7a961fb7 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Feb 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 10 Jul 2023 - 10 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | TELFORD |
| Post town | Telford |
| Postcode | TF2 8JT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG21 Telford and Wrekin |
| Local authority | Telford and Wrekin |
| Electoral ward | Donnington |
| Westminster constituency | The Wrekin |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

### Codes

- 38540000 - Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring
- 42600000 - Machine tools
- 43800000 - Workshop equipment
- 44510000 - Tools

## Release History

- 27 Jan 2023 at 12:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d0f0b679-44eb-4dcc-9a0c-c6ba7a961fb7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d0f0b679-44eb-4dcc-9a0c-c6ba7a961fb7
  27th January 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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