Radio services. Private Mobile Radio Including Ancillary Equipment and Related Services to UK Government Personnel.

Summary of requirements

The Networks Team has a requirement for the supply of Private Mobile Radio (PMR) including Ancillary Equipment and Related Services to all units and establishments of the Ministry of Defence and any other UK government department or contracting authority, for delivery in the UK and overseas locations.

The supply of all equipment and services will be through the PMR Enabling Contract via P2P. The potential scope of supply shall include:

— Options to buy and lease equipment.

— Engineering Support.

— Maintenance support contracts and/or extended warranties.

— Equipment Installation/Removal and disposal in accordance with the WEEE Regulations.

— Commissioning/Decommissioning of Equipment.

— Antenna Rigging/De-Rigging, Inspection and Maintenance

— Provision of Radio Solutions.

— Site Surveys.

— Safety Cases and Independent Safety Audit (ISA).

— Programming and software updates.

— Training Courses.

It is the intention to select one supplier for the delivery of the full range of equipment and services described above.

Interested companies will hold the appropriate ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001 accreditation.

Interested companies may be required to undertake a Pre-Qualification exercise. The Authority may also decide to hold a Bidder's Conference/Industry Day.

The supplier must be technology neutral (vendor agnostic).

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). For avoidance of doubt, the contacting authority points out that no weight will be attached to whether or not an economic operator is an SME in selecting economic operators to submit tenders or in assessing the most economically advantageous tender.

The Contract duration will be 2 years with 2 X 1 year extension options. This has an anticipated value of GBP 3 000 000. for 2 years. The option years are valued at approximately GBP 1 500 000 per year. There is a potential that additional unspecified requirement may be appropriate to the contract, which has been assessed at a further GBP 3 000 000.