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title: "Overseas Prime Contract - South Atlantic Islands (Falkland and Ascension Islands) Total Facilities Management"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02dc28"
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# Overseas Prime Contract - South Atlantic Islands (Falkland and Ascension Islands) Total Facilities Management

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02dc28

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence, through the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, is initiating a procurement process for a Total Facilities Management contract in the South Atlantic Islands, specifically the Falkland Islands and Ascension Island. The title of the contract is "Overseas Prime Contract – South Atlantic Islands Total Facilities Management," categorised under facilities management services. The procurement stage is currently active, with the tender period set to end on 2nd September 2022. Interested suppliers should note that the evaluation will be based on criteria specified in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), which is essential for determining eligibility for the subsequent Invitation to Negotiate.

This contract presents significant opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and a variety of service providers, particularly those specialising in facilities management, construction, maintenance, and associated services. The contract aims to foster a flexible and resilient infrastructure support capability, which may also entail engaging with military personnel and subcontractors. Businesses with relevant experience in managing complex operational requirements, particularly in challenging environments, will be well-positioned to compete for this substantial opportunity, with a contract value estimated between £292 million and £1.3 billion over a minimum duration of 126 months.

## Notice

Total Facilities management services. Contract administration services. Specialist training services. Sewage services. Street-cleaning and sweeping services. Marine equipment. Construction work. Demolition, site preparation and clearance work. Building demolition and wrecking work and earth-moving work. Ground-drainage work. Site-development work. Dismantling works for military installations. Landscaping work. Landscaping work for roads. Landscaping work for airports. Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work. Construction work for houses. Construction work for buildings relating to water transport. Construction work for buildings relating to law and order or emergency services and for military buildings. Construction work for military buildings and installations. Engineering works and construction works. Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, roads, airfields; flat-work. Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines. Works related to water-distribution pipelines. Construction work for water projects. Marine installations. Waterways except canals. Electricity supply installations. Repair and maintenance services of generators. Storage and warehousing services. Vehicle refuelling services. Port and waterway operation services and associated services. costal marine facilities operation and associated services including surveying and dredging. Aircraft refuelling services. Electronic data exchange services. Water distribution and related services. Drinking-water distribution. Operation of water supplies. Electricity distribution and related services. LPG Services (bulk and bottled). Operation of a power plant. Meter reading service. Consultative engineering and construction services. Airport engineering services. Energy and related services. Building services. Building-inspection services. Technical services. Construction-related services. Technical inspection services. Machinery-inspection services. Calibration of testing and measuring equipment services. Technical building-inspection services. Project management consultancy services. Helpdesk and support services. Facilities management services involving computer operation. Administration services. Building and facilities management services. Hard Facilities Management (HFM) services to include Hard Facilities Management delivery within the MOD estates in South Atlantic Islands. Snow and Ice clearance services. Flues and Chimneys inspection, cleaning and maintenance services. Soft Facilities Management (SFM) services to include Facilities management services. Contract administration services. Specialist training services. Refuse and waste related services. Cleaning services. Accommodation, building and window cleaning services. Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations. Bakery products. Machinery or apparatus for leisure equipment. Landscaping work. Hotel services. Canteen services. Bar management services. Canteen and other restricted-clientele cafeteria services. Catering services for transport enterprises. Storage and warehousing services. Travel management services. Electronic data exchange services. Project management consultancy services. Help-desk and support services. Facilities management services involving computer operation. Administration services. Quantity or scope: The Authority is seeking expressions of interest, via the completion of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), from Potential Providers (PPs) for a resilient, yet flexible and agile, infrastructure support service capability in the UK Defence's overseas estate of South Atlantic Islands. Infrastructure support in this context includes a mix of Hard Facilities Management (HFM), Soft Facility Management (SFM), Additional Services (AS), Management services, management and operation of support infrastructure and accommodation (housing). The contract may also include arrangement(s) to provide experience gaining opportunities for military personnel who may be embedded within the supplier's delivery team. The services required are detailed in the short description at para II.1.5. These requirements are currently contractor delivered. In addition to the required services, there may be a requirement to provide in-country FM surge activity support to Military operations. There will be a costed option to include the management and operation of Fuels. It is likely that there will be staff transfers as part of this procurement in terms of contractor-to-contractor transfers. Additionally, there will be first time outsourcing of some services. Full details will be included within the ITN documentation. The evaluation criteria for determining the winning PP will be published in the ITN. The Authority will be considering innovation and continuous improvement, the Authority reserves the right to confirm or otherwise this position at ITN. Contract Duration: Minimum - 126 months (Comprised of 6 months mobilisation & 10 years core contract.) Maximum - 186 months (Comprised of 6 months mobilisation, 10 years core contract, 5 years optional extension.) Estimated value excluding VAT: Range between: PS292M - PS1.3B In addition to the 6 months mobilisation and 10 years core range of services valued at PS292m - PS504m, there is scope for contract extensions for up to a further 5 years with an envisaged value range between PS175m - PS292m. There is also scope for additional services valued at PS203m - PS318m over 10 years. The contract extensions for up to 5 years will have a value range of between PS103m - PS162m. There is also a priced option in the contract for Falkland Islands Fuels management with a value of PS15m over 10 years, with a further PS9m for a 5-year extension. Economic Operators should note that the additional works and contract extensions are discretionary and may or may not form part of the contract opportunity Currency: GBP

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021178-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,300,000,000 |
| 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 |
| Additional buyers | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, DEFENCE INFRASTRUCTURE ORGANISATION |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8EX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
- 45 - Construction work
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services
- 65 - Public utilities
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 15612500 - Bakery products
- 34930000 - Marine equipment
- 37480000 - Machinery or apparatus for leisure equipment
- 45110000 - Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work
- 45111000 - Demolition, site preparation and clearance work
- 45111100 - Demolition work
- 45111240 - Ground-drainage work
- 45111291 - Site-development work
- 45111310 - Dismantling works for military installations
- 45112700 - Landscaping work
- 45112730 - Landscaping work for roads and motorways
- 45112740 - Landscaping work for airports
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 45220000 - Engineering works and construction works
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
- 45231000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines
- 45232150 - Works related to water-distribution pipelines
- 45232410 - Sewerage work
- 45232451 - Drainage and surface works
- 45240000 - Construction work for water projects
- 45244100 - Marine installations
- 45247120 - Waterways except canals
- 45315300 - Electricity supply installations
- 50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
- 50111000 - Fleet management, repair and maintenance services
- 50433000 - Calibration services
- 50532300 - Repair and maintenance services of generators
- 55100000 - Hotel services
- 55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services
- 55321000 - Meal-preparation services
- 55322000 - Meal-cooking services
- 55410000 - Bar management services
- 55500000 - Canteen and catering services
- 55511000 - Canteen and other restricted-clientele cafeteria services
- 63000000 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
- 63712600 - Vehicle refuelling services
- 63721000 - Port and waterway operation services and associated services
- 63731000 - Airport operation services
- 63733000 - Aircraft refuelling services
- 64121100 - Mail delivery services
- 64216110 - Electronic data exchange services
- 65100000 - Water distribution and related services
- 65111000 - Drinking-water distribution
- 65130000 - Operation of water supplies
- 65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services
- 65410000 - Operation of a power plant
- 65500000 - Meter reading service
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
- 71311240 - Airport engineering services
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
- 71315000 - Building services
- 71315400 - Building-inspection services
- 71356000 - Technical services
- 71500000 - Construction-related services
- 71631000 - Technical inspection services
- 71631100 - Machinery-inspection services
- 71631300 - Technical building-inspection services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 72253000 - Helpdesk and support services
- 72322000 - Data management services
- 72514100 - Facilities management services involving computer operation
- 75100000 - Administration services
- 79710000 - Security services
- 79993000 - Building and facilities management services
- 79993100 - Facilities management services
- 79994000 - Contract administration services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 90400000 - Sewage services
- 90420000 - Sewage treatment services
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
- 90511200 - Household-refuse collection services
- 90512000 - Refuse transport services
- 90514000 - Refuse recycling services
- 90524000 - Medical waste services
- 90610000 - Street-cleaning and sweeping services
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 90910000 - Cleaning services
- 90911000 - Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
- 90919200 - Office cleaning services
- 90922000 - Pest-control services
- 92700000 - Cybercafé services
- 98110000 - Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations

## Release History

- 2 Aug 2022 at 17:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021178-2022
- 1 Sep 2021 at 21:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021689-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.Contracts.mod.uk
- http://www.contracts.mod.uk
- http://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#dspr
- https://contracts.mod.uk/go/4070133301818695C166
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:079919-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021689-2021
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-infrastructure-organisation
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications

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