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Title	United Kingdom-Glasgow: Facilities management services
OJEU (High Value)	258415-2020
Type	Invitation to tender
Date Published	2020-06-03
Deadline	2020-07-10 19:00:00
Nature Of Contract	Service contract
Awarding Authority
Procedure	Negotiated procedure

Description :
Official name: Ministry of Defence, DIO, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) Postal address: Kentigern House, Rm 1.2.24, 65 Brown Street Town: Glasgow Postal code: G2 8EX Country: UK Contact person: OPC Team Telephone: +44 1412248246 E-mail: DIOCmrcl-OPC@mod.gov.uk Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-infrastructure-organisation Overseas Prime Contract — Cyprus Soft Facility Management 1 Glasgow City. NUTS code: UKM82 — 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, — mail transport by road, — 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, — soft facilities management (SFM) services within the MOD estates in Cyprus. The following services are included (but not limited to): — facilities management services, — help-desk and support services, — facilities management services involving computer operation, — specialist training services, — refuse and waste related services, — cleaning and sanitation services, — accommodation, building and window cleaning services, — services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations, — landscaping work, — project management consultancy services, — bakery products, — machinery or apparatus for leisure equipment, — hotel services, — lifeguard. II.2.10) Variants will be accepted: yes II.2.10.1) Variants will be accepted: yes Total quantity or scope (including all lots, renewals and options): 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 Cyprus. Infrastructure support in this context includes a mix of soft facilities management (SFM), 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 contractorised. In addition to the required services, there may be a requirement to provide in-country FM surge activity support to military operations. It is likely that there will be staff transfers as part of this procurement in terms of contractor to contractor transfers. 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. In addition to the 5 years core range of services, there is scope for contract extensions for up to a further 2 years with an envisaged value range between GBP 28 973 135-GBP 47 219 790. There is also scope for additional services and over 7 years the envisaged value range is between GBP 45 077 389-GBP 75 128 981. 70 829 865 118 049 475 II.2.11) Options Extension of the contract duration by a maximum of up to 2 years in accordance with contract terms and conditions. Contract period 66 months in total includes 5 contract years (6 months mobilisation then sixty 60 months operation) plus optional 24 months. PP's should note that the start and completion dates at ‘II.1.3) Duration of the contract or time-limit for completion’ below are set to align with the current contract end dates which may be subject to change. 6 60 Parent company guarantees will be required if applicable. Parent company guarantees will be required if applicable. III.01-08_01) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: If a group of economic operators submits a bid, the group must nominate a lead organisation to deal with the authority. The authority shall require the group to form a legal entity before entering into the contract. The information sought within the PQQ must be provided for each of the consortium's constituent members, gathered together in a single response. Those PPs who are successful at PQQ will be required to obtain baseline personnel security standard (BPSS) clearance for their ITN bid personnel prior to issue of the ITN. If BPSS is unattainable the PPs staff will not be able to work on this contract. PPs will require at least one member of staff with BPSS clearance to gain access to tender documentation. Further, any PP staff who wish to participate in the site visit programme will require BPSS clearance. The authority will sponsor BPSS clearance for up to five staff members of each company selected to proceed to the invitation to negotiate stage. Details of the BPSS process are provided at para. 16 of the Overseas Prime PQQ Guidance document provided in the PQQ supporting documents. The authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding information (e.g. Security Aspect Letter), the authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications 31 07 2020 The authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 39(1) of Directive 2009/81/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 39(2) of Directive 2009/81/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the DSPCR 2011) to the decision of whether a candidate is eligible to be invited to tender. A full list of the Regulation 23(1) and 23(2) criteria are at http://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#dspr Candidates will be required to sign a declaration confirming whether they do or do not have any of the listed criteria as part of the pre-qualification process. Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 39(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest (including defence and security factors) for doing so. Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 39(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the authority. Please see pre-qualification questionnaire. (a) Appropriate statements from the economic operator's bankers or where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance. (b) The presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established. (c) Where appropriate, a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years of the economic operator, of: (i) the overall turnover of the business of the economic operator; and (ii) where appropriate, the turnover in respect of the work, works, goods or services which are of a similar type to the subject matter of the contract. Economic and financial standing will be assessed by use of a pre-qualification questionnaire. Further information can be found in PQQ and associated documentation. Economic and financial standing will assessed at PQQ. Further information can be found in PQQ and associated guidance documentation. Economic and Financial standing will be assessed by use of a pre-qualification questionnaire. (a) In the case of a supply contract requiring the siting or installation of goods, a services contract or a works contract, the economic operator's technical ability, taking into account in particular that economic operator's skills, efficiency, experience and reliability. (c) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 5 years or during a shorter period if necessary and: (i) the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; (ii) the consideration received; (iii) the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the service were provided; (iv) any certificate issued or countersigned by that person confirming the details of the contract for those goods sold or services provided; and (v) where — (a)that person was not a contracting authority and (b)the certificate referred to in subparagraph (c)(iv) is not available, any declaration by the economic operator attesting the details of the goods sold or services provided. (d) a statement of the technicians or technical services available to the economic operator to: (i) carry out the work under the contract; or (ii) be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract, particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the economic operator. (e) A statement of the economic operator's: (i) technical facilities; (ii) measures for ensuring quality; (iii) study and research facilities; and (iv) internal rules regarding intellectual property. (g) In the case of works contracts, services contracts or supply contracts also covering siting and installation operations or services, the economic operator's educational and professional qualifications where the economic operator is an individual and: (i) if any, those of the economic operator's managerial staff; and (ii) those of one or more persons who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract. (h) The environmental management measures, that the economic operator is able to apply when performing the contract, but only where it is necessary for the performance of that contract. (j) A description of the tools, material, technical equipment, staff numbers, know-how and sources of supply (with an indication of their geographical location when it is outside the territory of the EU) available to the economic operator to perform the contract, cope with any additional needs required by the contracting authority as a result of a crisis or carry out the maintenance, modernisation or adaptation of the goods covered by the contract. (l) Certification by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence, attesting that the goods to be purchased or hired under the contract conform to standards and technical specifications (within the meaning of regulation 12(1)) identified by the contracting authority. (m) In the case of contracts involving, entailing or containing classified information, evidence of the ability to process, store and transmit such information at the level of protection required by the contracting authority. (n) A certificate: (i) attesting conformity to quality management systems standards based on the relevant European standard; and (ii) from an independent accredited body established in any member state conforming to the European standards concerning accreditation and certification. (o) Any other evidence of conformity to quality management systems standards which are equivalent to the standards referred to in sub-paragraph (n)(i). This information will be sought through a formal pre-qualification questionnaire and at ITN. To be provided in pre-qualification questionnaire and ITN as appropriate. Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: To be provided in pre-qualification questionnaire and ITN as appropriate. To be provided in pre-qualification questionnaire and ITN as appropriate. 3 6 A pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) is provided on Defence Contracts Online. Potential providers will need to complete the relevant PQQ questions and submit it electronically as instructed in the PQQ documentation. Late PQQs will not be considered. The completed PQQ provides information that allows the MOD to evaluate the potential providers’ capacity and capability against the selection criteria set in the PQQ. The authority will use the PQQ response to create a list of suppliers who are eligible to participate under section III.2.1) of this contract notice and who fulfil any minimum capacity levels under sections III.2.2) and III.2.3) of this contract notice and who also best meet the selection criteria set out in the PQQ. Full details of the method for choosing those who will be invited to negotiate are set out in the PQQ. CYPRUS SFM TBC Notice number in the OJ S 2019/S 035-079919 19 02 2019 10 07 2020 19:00 02 09 2020 (a) The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. (b) It is envisaged that the Authority will use the eProcurement tool Award to assist in the management of the tender process and subsequent tender evaluation. (c) It is to be noted that this requirement is subject to UK Government policy on transparency and that the PQQ, invitation to negotiate and any resulting contract documents may be subject to publication in a redacted format. (d) Suppliers interested in working with the authority should register on The Ministry of Defence (MOD) Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at www.contracts.mod.uk. The MOD SID is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all MOD and UK Defence procurement personnel and is the main supplier database of MOD procurement organisations. Please note: the registration and publication of a company profile on the MOD SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation. (e) The authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications (f) Advertising regime OJEU: this contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk (g) The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is very low, reference — RAR-CUNH86DF. (h) The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. (i) It is envisaged that an online industry day will be held during the PQQ process. Should you wish to participate then please can you express your interest through this portal. (j) The buyer is supported by external service providers. These companies are regarded as integral parts of the project team and will therefore have access to a variety of both internal data and tenderer information. The buyer reserves the right to engage from time to time with other external advisers as it considers necessary. The advisers currently appointed are: — Commerce Decision Ltd — AWARD Software, — Collaboration Analysis — (to be appointed), — Insurance Advisers — (to be appointed), — Legal Services — (to be appointed). (k) For the down selected PP’s the authority is planning to run an opportunity to attend site visit(s) on a one off basis. Due to the location of Cyprus the logistics will be confirmed to the down selected PP’s and Military flights and accommodation may be utilised. The site visit(s) are subject to cancellation at the authority’s discretion potentially with short notice. As the PP’s may be required to stay within military accommodation with the use of military flights, only personnel with BPSS or higher clearance will be allowed to attend. This is at the discretion of the authority and subject to local site and flight procedures. (l) In addition to the 5 years core range of services, there is scope for contract extensions for up to a further 2 years with an envisaged value range between GBP 28 973 135-GBP 47 219 790. There is also scope for additional services and over 7 years the envisaged value range is between GBP 45 077 389-GBP 75 128 981. (m) IV.3.5) date 2 September 2020 is the envisaged date and due to Covid-19 subject to change. Suppliers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity. The information and/or documents for this opportunity are available on http://www.contracts.mod.uk You must register on this site to respond, if you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage. Suppliers must log in, go to your Response Manager and add the following Access Code: XVU7666FR5. Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you here. The deadline for submitting your response(s) is detailed within this contract notice, you will also have visibility of the deadline date, once you have added the Access code via DCO as the opening and closing date is visible within the opportunity. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this opportunity prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents. If you experience any difficulties please refer to the online frequently asked questions (FAQ's) or the user guides or contact the MOD DCO Helpdesk by emailing support@contracts.mod.uk or Telephone 0800 282 324. Go reference: GO-2020529-DCB-16647333 Official name: Ministry of Defence, DIO, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) Postal address: Kentigern House, Rm 1.2.24, 65 Brown Street Town: Glasgow Postal code: G2 8EX Country: UK E-mail: DIOComrcl-OPC@mod.gov.uk Telephone: +44 1412248246 29 05 2020

Description :

Official name: Ministry of Defence, DIO, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
Postal address: Kentigern House, Rm 1.2.24, 65 Brown Street
Town: Glasgow
Postal code: G2 8EX
Country: UK
Contact person: OPC Team
Telephone: +44 1412248246

E-mail:

DIOCmrcl-OPC@mod.gov.uk

Main address:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-infrastructure-organisation

Overseas Prime Contract — Cyprus Soft Facility Management

1

Glasgow City.

NUTS code: UKM82

— 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,

— mail transport by road,

— 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,

— soft facilities management (SFM) services within the MOD estates in Cyprus.

The following services are included (but not limited to):

— facilities management services,

— help-desk and support services,

— facilities management services involving computer operation,

— specialist training services,

— refuse and waste related services,

— cleaning and sanitation services,

— accommodation, building and window cleaning services,

— services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations,

— landscaping work,

— project management consultancy services,

— bakery products,

— machinery or apparatus for leisure equipment,

— hotel services,

— lifeguard.

II.2.10) Variants will be accepted: yes II.2.10.1) Variants will be accepted: yes

Total quantity or scope (including all lots, renewals and options):

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 Cyprus. Infrastructure support in this context includes a mix of soft facilities management (SFM), 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 contractorised. In addition to the required services, there may be a requirement to provide in-country FM surge activity support to military operations. It is likely that there will be staff transfers as part of this procurement in terms of contractor to contractor transfers. 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.

In addition to the 5 years core range of services, there is scope for contract extensions for up to a further 2 years with an envisaged value range between GBP 28 973 135-GBP 47 219 790. There is also scope for additional services and over 7 years the envisaged value range is between GBP 45 077 389-GBP 75 128 981.

70 829 865
118 049 475
II.2.11) Options

Extension of the contract duration by a maximum of up to 2 years in accordance with contract terms and conditions. Contract period 66 months in total includes 5 contract years (6 months mobilisation then sixty 60 months operation) plus optional 24 months.

PP's should note that the start and completion dates at ‘II.1.3) Duration of the contract or time-limit for completion’ below are set to align with the current contract end dates which may be subject to change.

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60

Parent company guarantees will be required if applicable.

Parent company guarantees will be required if applicable.

III.01-08_01) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
If a group of economic operators submits a bid, the group must nominate a lead organisation to deal with the authority. The authority shall require the group to form a legal entity before entering into the contract. The information sought within the PQQ must be provided for each of the consortium's constituent members, gathered together in a single response.

Those PPs who are successful at PQQ will be required to obtain baseline personnel security standard (BPSS) clearance for their ITN bid personnel prior to issue of the ITN. If BPSS is unattainable the PPs staff will not be able to work on this contract. PPs will require at least one member of staff with BPSS clearance to gain access to tender documentation. Further, any PP staff who wish to participate in the site visit programme will require BPSS clearance.

The authority will sponsor BPSS clearance for up to five staff members of each company selected to proceed to the invitation to negotiate stage. Details of the BPSS process are provided at para. 16 of the Overseas Prime PQQ Guidance document provided in the PQQ supporting documents.

The authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding information (e.g. Security Aspect Letter), the authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies or otherwise.

The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications

31
07
2020

The authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 39(1) of Directive 2009/81/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 39(2) of Directive 2009/81/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the DSPCR 2011) to the decision of whether a candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.

A full list of the Regulation 23(1) and 23(2) criteria are at http://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#dspr

Candidates will be required to sign a declaration confirming whether they do or do not have any of the listed criteria as part of the pre-qualification process.

Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 39(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest (including defence and security factors) for doing so.

Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 39(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the authority.

Please see pre-qualification questionnaire.

(a) Appropriate statements from the economic operator's bankers or where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.

(b) The presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established.

(i) the overall turnover of the business of the economic operator; and

(ii) where appropriate, the turnover in respect of the work, works, goods or services which are of a similar type to the subject matter of the contract.

Economic and financial standing will be assessed by use of a pre-qualification questionnaire.

Further information can be found in PQQ and associated documentation.

Economic and financial standing will assessed at PQQ. Further information can be found in PQQ and associated guidance documentation.

Economic and Financial standing will be assessed by use of a pre-qualification questionnaire.

(a) In the case of a supply contract requiring the siting or installation of goods, a services contract or a works contract, the economic operator's technical ability, taking into account in particular that economic operator's skills, efficiency, experience and reliability.

(c) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 5 years or during a shorter period if necessary and:

(i) the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided;

(ii) the consideration received;

(iii) the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the service were provided;

(iv) any certificate issued or countersigned by that person confirming the details of the contract for those goods sold or services provided; and

(v) where — (a)that person was not a contracting authority and (b)the certificate referred to in subparagraph (c)(iv) is not available, any declaration by the economic operator attesting the details of the goods sold or services provided.

(d) a statement of the technicians or technical services available to the economic operator to:

(i) carry out the work under the contract; or

(ii) be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract, particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the economic operator.

(e) A statement of the economic operator's:

(i) technical facilities;

(ii) measures for ensuring quality;

(iii) study and research facilities; and

(iv) internal rules regarding intellectual property.

(g) In the case of works contracts, services contracts or supply contracts also covering siting and installation operations or services, the economic operator's educational and professional qualifications where the economic operator is an individual and:

(i) if any, those of the economic operator's managerial staff; and

(ii) those of one or more persons who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract.

(h) The environmental management measures, that the economic operator is able to apply when performing the contract, but only where it is necessary for the performance of that contract.

(j) A description of the tools, material, technical equipment, staff numbers, know-how and sources of supply (with an indication of their geographical location when it is outside the territory of the EU) available to the economic operator to perform the contract, cope with any additional needs required by the contracting authority as a result of a crisis or carry out the maintenance, modernisation or adaptation of the goods covered by the contract.

(l) Certification by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence, attesting that the goods to be purchased or hired under the contract conform to standards and technical specifications (within the meaning of regulation 12(1)) identified by the contracting authority.

(m) In the case of contracts involving, entailing or containing classified information, evidence of the ability to process, store and transmit such information at the level of protection required by the contracting authority.

(n) A certificate:

(i) attesting conformity to quality management systems standards based on the relevant European standard; and

(ii) from an independent accredited body established in any member state conforming to the European standards concerning accreditation and certification.

(o) Any other evidence of conformity to quality management systems standards which are equivalent to the standards referred to in sub-paragraph (n)(i).

This information will be sought through a formal pre-qualification questionnaire and at ITN.

To be provided in pre-qualification questionnaire and ITN as appropriate.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

To be provided in pre-qualification questionnaire and ITN as appropriate.

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6

A pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) is provided on Defence Contracts Online. Potential providers will need to complete the relevant PQQ questions and submit it electronically as instructed in the PQQ documentation. Late PQQs will not be considered. The completed PQQ provides information that allows the MOD to evaluate the potential providers’ capacity and capability against the selection criteria set in the PQQ.

The authority will use the PQQ response to create a list of suppliers who are eligible to participate under section III.2.1) of this contract notice and who fulfil any minimum capacity levels under sections III.2.2) and III.2.3) of this contract notice and who also best meet the selection criteria set out in the PQQ. Full details of the method for choosing those who will be invited to negotiate are set out in the PQQ.

CYPRUS SFM TBC

Notice number in the OJ S 2019/S 035-079919

19
02
2019

10
07
2020
19:00

02
09
2020

(a) The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

(b) It is envisaged that the Authority will use the eProcurement tool Award to assist in the management of the tender process and subsequent tender evaluation.

(c) It is to be noted that this requirement is subject to UK Government policy on transparency and that the PQQ, invitation to negotiate and any resulting contract documents may be subject to publication in a redacted format.

(d) Suppliers interested in working with the authority should register on The Ministry of Defence (MOD) Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at www.contracts.mod.uk. The MOD SID is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all MOD and UK Defence procurement personnel and is the main supplier database of MOD procurement organisations. Please note: the registration and publication of a company profile on the MOD SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation.

(e) The authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications

(f) Advertising regime OJEU: this contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk

(g) The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is very low, reference — RAR-CUNH86DF.

(h) The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

(i) It is envisaged that an online industry day will be held during the PQQ process. Should you wish to participate then please can you express your interest through this portal.

(j) The buyer is supported by external service providers. These companies are regarded as integral parts of the project team and will therefore have access to a variety of both internal data and tenderer information. The buyer reserves the right to engage from time to time with other external advisers as it considers necessary. The advisers currently appointed are:

— Commerce Decision Ltd — AWARD Software,

— Collaboration Analysis — (to be appointed),

— Insurance Advisers — (to be appointed),

— Legal Services — (to be appointed).

(k) For the down selected PP’s the authority is planning to run an opportunity to attend site visit(s) on a one off basis.

Due to the location of Cyprus the logistics will be confirmed to the down selected PP’s and Military flights and accommodation may be utilised.

The site visit(s) are subject to cancellation at the authority’s discretion potentially with short notice. As the PP’s may be required to stay within military accommodation with the use of military flights, only personnel with BPSS or higher clearance will be allowed to attend. This is at the discretion of the authority and subject to local site and flight procedures.

(l) In addition to the 5 years core range of services, there is scope for contract extensions for up to a further 2 years with an envisaged value range between GBP 28 973 135-GBP 47 219 790. There is also scope for additional services and over 7 years the envisaged value range is between GBP 45 077 389-GBP 75 128 981.

(m) IV.3.5) date 2 September 2020 is the envisaged date and due to Covid-19 subject to change.

Suppliers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity.

The information and/or documents for this opportunity are available on http://www.contracts.mod.uk

You must register on this site to respond, if you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage.

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Go reference: GO-2020529-DCB-16647333

Official name: Ministry of Defence, DIO, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
Postal address: Kentigern House, Rm 1.2.24, 65 Brown Street
Town: Glasgow
Postal code: G2 8EX
Country: UK

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DIOComrcl-OPC@mod.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1412248246

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CPV Codes
79993100; 79994000; 80510000; 90500000; 90910000; 90911000; 98110000; 15612500; 37480000; 45112700; 55100000; 55510000; 55410000; 55511000; 55522000; 60160000; 63120000; 63516000; 64216110; 72224000; 72253000; 72514100; 75100000; 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; Mail transport by road; Storage and warehousing services; Travel management services; Electronic data exchange services; Project management consultancy services; Helpdesk and support services; Facilities management services involving computer operation; Administration services;

CPV Codes

79993100; 79994000; 80510000; 90500000; 90910000; 90911000; 98110000; 15612500; 37480000; 45112700; 55100000; 55510000; 55410000; 55511000; 55522000; 60160000; 63120000; 63516000; 64216110; 72224000; 72253000; 72514100; 75100000; 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; Mail transport by road; Storage and warehousing services; Travel management services; Electronic data exchange services; Project management consultancy services; Helpdesk and support services; Facilities management services involving computer operation; Administration services;

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