IRM22/7606 - Repair of Various Hydraulic Components, Lifting Equipment and Associated Items

Babcock Land Defence Limited acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence (the Authority), intends to place a four (4) year Framework Agreement with two (2) option years subject to requirement and satisfactory performance, potentially making this a six (6) year Framework Agreement for The Repair of Various Hydraulic Components, Lifting Equipment and Associated Items. These include but are not limited to Articles categorised within the two (2) Lots as detailed in the Lot section of the associated Contract Notice and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) https://www.contracts.mod.

The successful contractor(s) will be required to supply all spares/components necessary to undertake the repair/remanufacturing process. Successful contractor(s) will be expected to arrange the subsequent packaging to appropriate Military Packing Levels and deliver articles to the Authority post completion of remanufacture.

Prospective contractors are required to hold Quality Management System certification to ISO 9001:2015 or suitable alternative, with the appropriate scope to deliver contract requirements, issued by a Nationally Accredited Certification Body.

You will be required to provide a copy of the certificate(s) as directed by any Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ) or Invitation to Tender (ITT) associated with this Notice, and in any event, the winning supplier will be required to provide it for review prior to contract award. The contractual condition for quality will be Allied Quality Assurance Publication (AQAP) AQAP 2110.

Babcock Land Defence Limited reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award. The successful contractor(s) will be required to overhaul/repair Articles to OEM specifications with an accompanying Certificate of Conformance detailing results of any applicable output tests.

Drawings and/or associated specifications will be provided where available to issue as part of any eventual Invitation to Tender (ITT).

To respond to this opportunity suppliers must read through this notice and complete the associated Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ). The PQQ shall be assessed using the selection criteria given within the PQQ and within each question. It is the intention of the Authority to down select and Invite to Tender only those economic operators who successfully complete the PQQ, provide all mandatory information and are not subject to any mandatory exclusion.

Risk Assessment Ref: RAR-703983598