--- title: "Title missing - see contract for details." ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038d90" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-038d90" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-038d90.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-038d90.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2022-12-14" --- # Title missing - see contract for details. Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038d90 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-038d90) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-038d90.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence has initiated a procurement process for the supply of rigid hulled boats for airdrop operations into maritime environments, alongside related services such as spares provisioning and technical documentation management. The tender, classified under Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment, is currently in the active stage and is being conducted using a Negotiated procedure. The contract value is GBP 35,000,000, and interested parties must register on the Defence Sourcing Portal to participate. Key deadlines include the tender period ending on January 27, 2023, with ITN issuance expected in March 2023 and a forecasted contract award in early 2024. This tender presents an opportunity for suppliers with expertise in defence equipment manufacturing and support services to engage with the Ministry of Defence. Businesses capable of providing complex defence solutions and demonstrating adherence to required standards, such as Cyber Essentials [Plus] certification and DAOS accreditation, are well-suited to compete. The successful contractor will be required to engage in a structured procurement process involving DPQQ evaluation, technical trials, and potential negotiation phases, leading to contract award and subsequent system acceptance. It is essential for interested parties to meet the electronic trading requirements and participate in upcoming engagement events to ensure a competitive tender submission. ## Notice The UK Armed Forces require the ability to airdrop a range of rigid hulled boats with tailgating parachutists into maritime environments, by day or night, worldwide from the Atlas C Mk1 aircraft (A400M). Requirements also include (but are not limited to) spares provisioning, level 4 contractor repairs, Design Organisation (DO) and/or Coordinating Design Organisation (CDO) responsibilities, technical documentation management, and Post Design Services (PDS). Details will be set out in the procurement documentation. Quantity or scope: Total quantity or scope: (including all lots, renewals and options, if applicable) The requirement is to deliver an estimated 25 (Twenty-Five) initial, complete LBAD systems including associated parachutes and ancillary equipment, capable of delivering payloads for despatch from the A400M. The LBAD system must be compatible with the A400M. The contractor shall hold DO/CDO status for the entire system, including all associated assemblies (parachutes and ancillary equipment). The requirement includes provision of an in-service support solution including Level 4 repair activities (level 1-3 repairs and maintenance will be carried out by the Authority), initial ground training, technical documentation management, System Safety Management, Post Design Services (PDS) and provision of spares. The contract shall include manufacture, transition and in-service support phases and shall be for a term of 7 (seven) years [from Contract Award] (plus Options to extend by an additional 3 years). Details are set out in the procurement documentation. This contract is being procured under Regulation 18 (Negotiated Procedure) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011. The Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) will be used to manage the procurement process, including evaluation. Access to the DSP is required to complete the DPQQ and access should be requested via the Supplier Registration Page on the DSP. Following DPQQ evaluation, the Authority intends to invite the 4 (four) highest scoring respondents to the ITN phase. Following submission and assessment of the written Initial Tender submissions, all technically and commercially compliant bidders will be required to demonstrate their LBAD solution as part of a ground trials assessment phase (which will form part of the Tender evaluation). After the Authority's evaluation of the ground trials, a negotiation phase may follow. The Authority, however, reserves the right to award the Contract on the basis of the Initial Tenders and ground trials evaluation, without undertaking a negotiation phase. In preparation for the ground trials assessment phase, tenderers will be required to loan the MOD a complete system (including all associated parachutes, assemblies and ancillary equipment, plus contractor support), via a loan agreement on a free of charge basis, to undertake ground assessment. Contract award will be subject to an approvals process. Post contract award, the contractor will be required to support air trials and achieve system acceptance. Further details are set out in the procurement documentation. The Authority anticipates issuing the ITN in March 2023 followed by a bidders' conference to be held in the UK. Ground assessment shall be conducted by the Authority at RAF Brize Norton and is forecast for September 2023 and contract award is forecast for early 2024. However, the Authority reserves the right to amend the timetable from time to time. The Authority trades using the electronic 'Contracting, Purchasing & Finance' system (CP&F) and use of CP&F will be a requirement in the contract. Before completing the DPQQ, any interested parties should ensure that they have the ability to trade electronically, and the willingness connect to the CP&F System in the event of being successful. The Authority is running an industry engagement event on week commencing 06/02/2023 (with a current placeholder date of 07/02/2023). Interested parties should contract for further information: Luke Alderson Luke.Alderson106@mod.gov.uk / Jamie.malone417@mod.gov.uk The Event shall be held on online, on Microsoft Teams with details shared closer to the time. A Cyber Risk Assessment has been conducted for this requirement to ascertain the level of Cyber Risk present. The result of this assessment is that a Cyber Risk level of 'Very Low' exists and therefore successful respondents invited to ITN will need to hold a Cyber Essentials [Plus] certificate and undertake a Cyber Risk Assessment on their proposed supply chain. Respondents can verify their readiness to comply with opportunities bearing this Cyber Risk Level by completing a Cyber Risk Assessment using RAR code: (677845980). [Further details will be set out in the procurement documentation]. To note: The issue of this Contract Notice (CN) or any future ITN or ITN material is not a commitment by the Authority to place a contract as a result of this competition or at a later stage. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to any offer and subsequent acceptance of contract, is a matter solely for your commercial judgement. The Authority has conducted previous industry engagement using Defence Contracts Online (DCO), with a Request for Information (RFI) published July 2021. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035435-2022 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Negotiated | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Dec 2022 | | Submission deadline | 27 Jan 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £35,000,000 | | 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 | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS34 8JH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire | | Local authority | South Gloucestershire | | Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick | | Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke | | Delivery location | TLK13 Gloucestershire CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment ### Codes - 35000000 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment ## Release History - 14 Dec 2022 at 16:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035435-2022 ## Documents - https://contracts.mod.uk/go/282551420185100524A6 ## Notice URLs - https://contracts.mod.uk/go/42641766018511736A0E ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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