Parts of military vehicles. The Authority is considering establishing a minimum of 3 enabling contracts to provide an enduring means of ordering Light Protected Personnel Vehicle spares. The scope of the Contract shall include, but is not limited to, spares in support of Husky, Jackal, Coyote, Warthog, Foxhound and CW 4 X 4. The duration of the Contracts shall be firm for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 1 year.

The initial competition shall be conducted on a sample of items that are representative of the range of items in scope of this requirement. Tenderers shall be provided with NATO Stock Numbers and either a copy of the relevant drawing (where appropriate) or the Manufacturer's part number, in which case tenders shall be required to source the items using ISIS.

The Authority shall award the Contracts based upon best value for Defence. Full details of tender evaluation criteria and the Contract award decision shall be provided within the ITT.

Post contract award each of the successful contractors shall be provided with a list of new requirements on a periodic basis. Each Contractor shall be required to supply prices and lead-times for those items within a specified time frame. Line items shall then be added to the Contract offering the most favourable terms. All items awarded to the Contracts shall then be competed amongst the successful Contractors on an annual basis.

It is the Authorities intention to operate electronic trading by migrating the Contracts to Purchase 2 Payment (P2P) from the outset.

Any resulting Contract shall contain a set of Key Performance Indicators in areas such as delivery and quality and shall include remedies for poor performance.