The Provision of ISO 9001 certification and Maintenance Services

A UKAS accredited certified body to provide initial ISO 9001 certification and required surveillance over a standard assessment cycle of three years. The contract will include pre-assessment gap analysis, certification, awareness training and evaluations of continuing compliance to the standard.

The successful contractor shall conduct the following activities associated with obtaining and maintaining ISO 9001 certification:

Gap Assessment. A transition gap assessment evaluating our transition plan and Business Management System (BMS) comparing it with the requirements of ISO 9001reporting areas of compliance and non-compliance.

Transition Plan. Determine a methodology for subsuming current units in DE&S holding ISO 9001 certification (taking into consideration differing locations and operating centres) and integrating in to the DE&S ISO 9001 certification.

Initial Certification. Issue initial ISO 9001 certification to DE&S upon successful achievement of the standard.

Training. Deliver awareness training to DE&S Senior Management awareness training, for up to 130 staff, about the ISO 9001 standard and their responsibilities in achieving and maintaining certification, highlighting the behaviours expected and taking ownership.

Surveillance. Supply auditors/assessors with experience of auditing within the Military Equipment provisioning and in-service support (including logistics) environment. Conduct Surveillance assessments at MoD Abbey Wood and other UK sites, as determined, to confirm compliance with the requirements of ISO 9001 standard.

Please note this is the opportunity to submit your tender bid responses. Documentation available to submit to the Authority will be available to download and complete. Please ensure that the SAQ is complete failure to this will result in an automatic disqualification. Suppliers will be required to PASS the SAQ to compete.

Additional information: UPDATE 5: A correction is made to the requirement for the Contractor to be ISO 17065 accredited as in accordance with UKAS regulations it is not necessary.The SAQ question requiring tenderers to state accreditation with both ISO 17021 and 17065 should be interpreted as only asking for ISO 17021. Please disregard references to ISO 17065 in the tender pack. The access code to complete the SAQ is FW3WZ96NAE

UPDATE 4: Tender submission extended to 10:00hrs on 12 February 2019. See original Contract Notice and Addendums on Defence Contracts Online for further details . Minor changes have been made to the requirement and a new SAQ has been created. Please read through the Notice to Tenderers letter and amended SOR attached to this notice for details.

UPDATE 3: DEFFORM 47 AND ANNEX A (STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENT) UPLOADED. TENDER RETURN DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 10:00 HRS ON 5TH FEB 2019. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE WINNING TENDER WILL BE THE LOWEST COST COMPLIANT BID.

UPDATE 2: CORRECTION MADE TO ANTICIPATED CONTRACT AWARD DATE TO NOW READ 31 MARCH 2019. DURATION OF CONTRACT AMENDED TO 3 YEARS 7 MONTHS (UNTIL 31 OCT 2022).

UPDATE 1: ISSUES ACCESSING THE SAQ HAVE NOW BEEN RESOLVED. APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

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The deadline for submitting your response(s) is 28/01/2019 23:55. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this invite prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents.

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