Boats In-Service Support 26 - Lot 4 - Overseas Boats To deliver platform support to maintain the capability of MOD Boats permanently based at locations outside the United Kingdom. Further details on all of the BISS 26 requirements can be found at Section VI.3) Additional Information to this Contract Notice. Ministry of Defence Boats In-Service Support 26 – Lot 4 - Overseas Boats - Opportunity Boats In-Service Support 26 – Lot 4 - Overseas Boats Ministry of Defence F17: Contract notice for contracts in the field of defence and security Notice reference: 2024/S 000-032112 Published 7 October 2024, 3:59pm Watch this notice Contents Open all one. Contracting authority/entityI. Contracting authority/entityPress escape key to exit two. Object of the contract II. Object of the contract three. Legal, economic, financial and technical informationIII. Legal, economic, financial and technical information four. ProcedureIV. Procedure six. Complementary informationVI. Complementary information Download PDF version Share this notice Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy link Print this notice Report concerns about this procurement Section one: Contracting authority/entitySection I: Contracting authority/entity one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s) Ministry of Defence Ash 2a, MOD Abbey Wood South Bristol BS34 8JH For the attention of Lomas Mike Email(s) Mike.Lomas904@mod.gov.uk Country United Kingdom Further information Further information can be obtained from the above mentioned contact point(s) Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from The above-mentioned contact point(s) Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to The above-mentioned contact point(s) one.2) Type of the contracting authorityI.2) Type of the contracting authority Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions one.3) Main activityI.3) Main activity Defence one.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entitiesI.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No Section two: Object of the contractSection II: Object of the contract two.1) DescriptionII.1) Description two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authorityII.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority Boats In-Service Support 26 – Lot 4 - Overseas Boats two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceII.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance Services Service category No 3: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services NUTS code UK - United Kingdom two.1.3) Information on framework agreementII.1.3) Information on framework agreement The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement two.1.4) Information on framework agreementII.1.4) Information on framework agreement Framework agreement with a single operator Duration of the framework agreement Duration in months: 84 Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement Estimated value excluding VAT: Range: between £18,250,000 and £20,500,000 two.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s) To deliver platform support to maintain the capability of MOD Boats permanently based at locations outside the United Kingdom. Further details on all of the BISS 26 requirements can be found at Section VI.3) Additional Information to this Contract Notice. two.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) 50244000 - Reconditioning services of ships or boats two.1.7) Information about subcontractingII.1.7) Information about subcontracting The tenderer has to indicate in the tender any share of the contract it may intend to subcontract to third parties and any proposed subcontractor, as well as the subject-matter of the subcontracts for which they are proposed The tenderer has to indicate any change occurring at the level of subcontractors during the execution of the contract two.1.8) LotsII.1.8) Lots This contract is divided into lots: No two.1.9) Information about variantsII.1.9) Information about variants Variants will be accepted: No two.2) Quantity or scope of the contractII.2) Quantity or scope of the contract two.2.1) Total quantity or scopeII.2.1) Total quantity or scope To deliver in-service support to all MOD Boats permanently based at locations outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, including but not limited to Gibraltar, Cyprus, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Falkland Islands and Ascension Island. This requirement is anticipated to consist of boats of the following classes: 8m Ferry Boat *1 14m Police Launch *1 15m Police Launch *1 Arctic 24 *3 Arctic 28 *5 Army Workboat *1 Avon Searider 5.4m *4 Combat Support Boat *3 Dive Support Boat (DSB) *3 Hard Hull Riverine Craft (HHRC) *13 Offshore Raiding Craft (ORC) (ALL) *2 Pacific 24 Mk 3 *10 Pacific 24 Mk 4 *10 Personal Water Craft *2 Police Patrol Craft *2 Rigid Raider Craft Mk III *2 Royal Navy Patrol Launch (RNPL) *2 Survey Motor Boat S Class *1 Tampa *1 Total 67 This list is not exhaustive and subject to change as boats go in and out of service. The scope can broadly be expected to include: • Scheduled preventative maintenance, • Reactive maintenance, defect rectification, and repair, • Mid Life Upgrades, • Replacement and/or replenishment of existing boat classes with boats of the same class, or a suitable second-hand alternative, • On-site support, • Supply of spares, • Post Design Services (PDS), • Testing and trials, • Configuration, obsolescence, and documentation management, • Chartering • Support to Safety and Environmental Cases • Storage and Transportation Estimated value excluding VAT: Range: between £18,250,000 and £20,500,000 two.2.3) Information about renewalsII.2.3) Information about renewals This contract is subject to renewal: No two.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completionII.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion Start date: 1 April 2026 End date: 31 March 2033 Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical informationSection III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information three.1) Conditions relating to the contractIII.1) Conditions relating to the contract three.1.1) Deposits and guarantees requiredIII.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required An indemnity, guarantee or bank bond may be required to support the contract. The Authority reserves the right to ask for an indemnity, (parent company) guarantee or bank bond if the supplier does not meet the required standard for economic and financial standing. three.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing themIII.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them Payment will be in arrears on acceptance of completion of tasks; however the Authority may reserve the right to consider stage payments for high value and / or long duration tasks. three.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awardedIII.1.3) 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. three.2) Conditions for participationIII.2) Conditions for participation three.2.1) Personal situationIII.2.1) Personal situation Criteria regarding the personal situation of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please refer to the PQQ Guidance Instructions. Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal - Click the “Click here to register” link - Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue” - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content. - Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. - This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) - Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box 3. Responding to the tender - You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting) - You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk. Criteria regarding the personal situation of subcontractors (that may lead to their rejection) including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please refer to the PQQ Guidance Instructions. Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal - Click the “Click here to register” link - Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue” - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content. - Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. - This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) - Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box 3. Responding to the tender - You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting) - You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk. three.2.2) Economic and financial abilityIII.2.2) Economic and financial ability Criteria regarding the economic and financial standing of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please refer to Annex C of the PQQ Guidance Instructions Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please refer to Annex C of the PQQ Guidance Instructions Criteria regarding the economic and financial standing of subcontractors (that may lead to their exclusion) Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please refer to Annex C of the PQQ Guidance Instructions Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please refer to Annex C of the PQQ Guidance Instructions three.2.3) Technical and/or professional capacityIII.2.3) Technical and/or professional capacity Criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please refer to the PQQ Guidance Instructions Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please refer to the PQQ Guidance Instructions Criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of subcontractors (that may lead to their rejection) Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please refer to the PQQ Guidance Instructions Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please refer to the PQQ Guidance Instructions three.3) Conditions specific to services contractsIII.3) Conditions specific to services contracts three.3.1) Information about a particular professionIII.3.1) Information about a particular profession Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: No Section four: ProcedureSection IV: Procedure four.1) Type of procedureIV.1) Type of procedure four.1.1) Type of procedureIV.1.1) Type of procedure Negotiated Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures): no four.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participateIV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate Envisaged minimum number 3 and maximum number 6 Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: This will be conducted in accordance with the Evaluation Criteria as set out in the PQQ Guidance Instructions. four.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogueIV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated: yes four.2) Award criteriaIV.2) Award criteria four.2.1) Award criteriaIV.2.1) Award criteria the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document four.2.2) Information about electronic auctionIV.2.2) Information about electronic auction An electronic auction has been used: no four.3) Administrative informationIV.3) Administrative information four.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authorityIV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority 712793452 four.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contractIV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract no four.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive documentIV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document Payable documents: no four.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateIV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate 11 November 2024 - 4:00pm four.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn upIV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up English Section six: Complementary informationSection VI: Complementary information six.1) Information about recurrenceVI.1) Information about recurrence This is a recurrent procurement: No six.2) Information about European Union fundsVI.2) Information about European Union funds The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No six.3) Additional informationVI.3) Additional information Overarching BISS 26 requirement - The Boats team is responsible for maintaining worldwide delivery of safe, capable and available craft to a diverse user community (Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army, MOD Police, UKSTRATCOM, Permanent Joint Operating Bases (PJOB), Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), Cadets) thus enabling them to carry out their endorsed tasking in roles relating to maritime operations, responsive force, adaptive force, extended readiness and training, as well as Adventurous Training and Cadet Forces. The Boats portfolio consists of circa 3,000 craft across 100 classes. This Boats In-Service Support (BISS) 26 requirement is split into nine separate contracts, which will be competed under their own Contract Notice simultaneously - 712775453 - Boats In-Service Support 26 Lot 1 STRATCOM 712782450 - Boats In-Service Support 26 Lot 2 Royal Navy / Royal Fleet Auxiliary 712783450 - Boats In-Service Support 26 Lot 3 Ministry of Defence Police Boats 712793452 - Boats In-Service Support 26 Lot 4 Overseas Boats 712795451 - Boats In-Service Support 26 Lot 5 P2000 Boats 712796450 - Boats In-Service Support 26 Lot 6 - Work Boats 712797450 - Boats In-Service Support 26 Lot 7 - Army Boats 712798450 - Boats In-Service Support 26 Lot 8 - UK Operations Boats 712798451 - Boats In-Service Support 26 Lot 9 - Support and Training Boats Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) conference - The Boats team intends to hold a virtual PQQ conference using MS Teams on Tuesday 15 October 2024 from 10:00 to 16:00 to provide Potential Providers with additional detail on the overarching BISS 26 requirements. To register, please follow the link in the PQQ conference attachment. e-Tendering - The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement. Cyber Risk - The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is Moderate (Reference – RAR-240711A04) six.4) Procedures for appealVI.4) Procedures for appeal six.4.1) Body responsible for appeal proceduresVI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures Cabinet Office 70 Whitehall London SW1A 2AS Country United Kingdom six.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtainedVI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained Cabinet Office 70 Whitehall London SW1A 2AS Country United Kingdom Back to top 1728377230 Support links About us Contact us Accessibility statement Terms and conditions Privacy notice Cookies Data and API All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. 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Further details on all of the BISS 26 requirements can be found at Section VI.3) Additional Information to this Contract Notice.  Notice typeF17: Contract notice for contracts in the field of defence and securityClosing11 November 2024, 4:00pmContract locationUK - United KingdomTotal value £18,250,000 - £20,500,000 Publication date7 October 2024, 3:59pm