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Published 8 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

HAAIP Main Engine Radiators

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsRestricted
Published estimate£4,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Jul 2021awarded 13 May 2022
Awarded to Caterpillar Shrewsbury Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority has a requirement to procure improved main engine radiators to be used in the power packs of multiple Heavy Armoured Tracked vehicles (including Challenger 2 (CR2), Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle (CRARRV) and Driving Training Tank (DTT)). The radiators are required to ensure the engine and transmission temperatures of the vehicles are kept within there commended operating ranges by increasing cooling performance.A total of 596 main engine radiators are required, which must be manufactured to meet the Authority's technical specification and delivered in accordance with a specified delivery schedule. This procurement is a key deliverable of the Heavy Armoured Automotive Improvement Program (HAAIP)and the contract will endure for a period of 10 years to align to HAAIP embodiment. Contract Years1-3 will be Firm priced with Variation of Price (VOP) applying for the remainder of the contract duration.

The purpose of this CAN is to announce the name and address of the supplier that has been awarded the above Contract. Following a competition under the restricted procedure, in accordance with the DSPCR 2011, Caterpillar Shrewsbury Limited were declared the winning bidder.

CPV: Parts of military vehicles · Purchase

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Social Value (Non cost score): 10%
  • Technical Score (Non cost score): 90%
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    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.

    Candidates will be required to declare 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.

    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)
    1. Express an Interest in the tender
    • Login to the portal with the username/password
    • Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppl…
  • Suitability

    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)
    1. 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
    1. 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 furt…

Second stage candidates
3–10 candidates invited to tender

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted
Legal basis
CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
17 May 2022, 11:38 BST
Authority reference
701551515
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-012772
Classification (CPV)
Parts of military vehiclesPurchase
Delivery area
UKSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b9ba Find a Tender

Publisher note: 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.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
9 Jul 2021, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en

Timeline

9 Jul 2021 → 17 May 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Jul 2021, 10:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    17 May 2022, 11:38 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Buyer details updated
    17 May 2022, 11:38 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £400,091,5501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 13 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Caterpillar Shrewsbury LimitedSubcontracting: 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.£400,091,550 †ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentDefenceMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions MOD Land Equipment, Vehicle Support Team, MOD Abbey Wood South #3157 Cedar 1A, Bristol, BS34 8JHContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • DE&SReview body BristolContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.