Field Electrical Power Supplies - Support (FEPS-S) Contract Notice

Concepts

• bristol
• fleet management
• field electrical power supplies
• electrical power supplies - support
• feps-s
• feps
• life support
• additional residual feps generators
• approximate number of feps fleet
• standard variant feps generators

Location

Description

Field Electrical Power Supplies - Support (FEPS-S) - OI/0078 - seeks to manage the provision of fleet management, repair and maintenance services for a fleet of Authority-owned generators, which will be provided as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). This will run between October 2023 and the delivery of the replacement provision, Manoeuvre Power (Man-P), in 2028 (estimated). Quantity or Scope of the Contract Equipment The equipment will be provided as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). Below is a limited summary of the equipment to be supported including the approximate number of FEPS fleet currently held by the Authority. The full and detailed requirement, including an update on the quantities is to be set out in the ITN; - Approx. 840 x Generators in the 8kW to 40kW range, of which: o Approx. 40 x 8/12kW Generators o Approx. 500 x 16/24kW Generators o Approx. 300 x 40kW Generators - These are primarily Standard variant FEPS generators, with some Wading variant FEPS generators. There may also be a requirement for the Contractor to have custody of approx. 500 additional residual FEPS generators. Service FEPS-S main requirement is for through life support via Contracting for Availability (CFA), which may also include replacing equipment lost through attrition to upkeep availability. Activities that support this capability include, but are not limited to; Asset Transition from current location, Responsibility as Design Authority, Asset Management including receipt and issue of demands for equipment, Management of Equipment Safety, Post Design Services, Through Life Support including maintenance, repair and supply of spares, User Single Point of Contact, Provision and Update of Technical Documentation, Obsolescence Management, with the possibility of Training provision. The Contractor will be required to work with an incumbent provider (Babcock Land Defence Limited) who is responsible for the provision of Level 1-3 Maintenance for all Standard variant FEPS equipment. The fleet of equipment will be held at various readiness levels to meet operational planning assumptions. A limited version of the Statement of Work (SoW) in draft form has been uploaded as a supporting document to this CN. Please note, this is for the purposes of providing context of the expected service ONLY and is subject to change; it does not address activities such as service start-up or transition. The final Schedule of Requirement, against which companies will be invited to tender, will be issued with the ITN. Options: - Contract extensions of 3 (three) x 1 (one) year options, for further CFA service. - Additional purchases of equipment/spares/services, in line with the requirement.

CPV Codes

• 50111000 - Fleet management, repair and maintenance services

Other Information

Further information in relation to this opportunity can be found in the "additional text" and links section. Supplier Selection for involvement in this procurement is via Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), linked to the Opportunity Listing. Key dates (estimated): Final date for DPQQ Clarification Questions - 9 January 2023 DPQQs returned to MOD - 24 January 2023 Invitation to Negotiate Issued - February 2023 Tenders Returned to MOD - April 2023 Authority Evaluation of ITN Completed - July 2023 Anticipated Date of Contract Award - October 2023 Contract Expiry - September 2028 Further details regards the requirement and procurement process is detailed in the "Find a Tender Service" listing for this Contract opportunity. Please see below the links to the eSourcing portal, Opportunity Listing, Find a Tender Service notice and the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (used for Supplier Selection). Link to eSourcing Portal https://www.contracts.mod.uk Link to the Find a Tender Service Notice for FEPS-S https://www.contracts.mod.uk/esop/toolkit/notice/show.do?noticeId=1158315 Opportunity Listing for FEPS-S, includes link to PQQ https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=55471 OI_0078_FEPS-S-Description of Requirement 20221216-OI_0078_FEPS-S-Description of Requirement.pdf OI_0078_FEPS-S-Provisional CLS Statement of Work 20221216-OI_0078_FEPS-S-Provisional CLS SoW.pdf