Airfield Ancillary Equipment Support

Concepts

• bristol
• repair and maintenance
• raf
• range of ground support
• safety support
• ancillary equipment
• physical demonstration of a sample of the equipment
• airfield ancillary equipment support
• aircraft washing equipment
• attached equipment list

Location

United Kingdom

Description

The Authority has an upcoming requirement of a new project to support a range of ground support and ancillary equipment on the airfield (AAEP). This shall include but not be limited to: technical advice and support, technical documentation updates, environmental and safety support, configuration management, risk management, obsolescence management, meeting attendance, report writing, completion of logs, safety case generation/updating, post design services (PDS), scheduled maintenance, provision of spares and ad-hoc repairs. The contract duration will be 5 years. The support will cover a diverse range of airfield ground support equipment, including: Slings & Hoists, Power Generators, Trolleys & Pallets, Aircraft Washing Equipment, Passenger Stairs, Air Compressors, Lifting Beams, Dehumidifiers, Vacuum Cleaner. A full list can be found in the attached Equipment List. This can be found on the Defence Sourcing Portal version of this Notice: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=56328 Market Engagement: The Authority will be conducting an Industry Day on the 29th June 2023 at RAF Wittering to provide interested parties with a more detailed overview of the procurement and an opportunity to see the equipment and raise questions and issues. The Industry Day will commence at 10am and conclude at 2pm with a presentation given by the Authority, a physical demonstration of a sample of the equipment followed by a Q&A session which will be led by the End-User and Engineering. Attendees should aim to be on site by 9am to allow sufficient time for entry and orientation. Attendance will be limited to two representatives per party.

Total Quantity or Scope

The requirement is comprised of the following activities covering a diverse range of airfield ground equipment: 1. Post Design Services, including: technical advice and support, technical documentation updates, environmental and safety support, configuration management, risk management, obsolescence management, meeting attendance, report writing, completion of logs, safety case generation/updating. 2. Spares Provision 3. Ad-hoc Repairs Additional information: The AAEP requirement is currently a funded initiative, but in issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN), the MoD is not committing to carry out any procurement in relation to the strategy stated in this PIN. Any related future procurement activity will be subject to the PCR2015 and advertised accordingly through relevant channels.

CPV Codes

• 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
• 34144710 - Wheeled loaders
• 34911100 - Trolleys
• 34960000 - Airport equipment
• 34961100 - Baggage-handling equipment
• 34969000 - Passenger boarding bridges and stairs for aircraft
• 34969200 - Passenger boarding stairs for aircraft
• 39151100 - Racking
• 39265000 - Hooks and eyes
• 39541220 - Slings
• 39713430 - Vacuum cleaners
• 39713431 - Accessories for vacuum cleaners
• 42113161 - Dehumidifiers
• 42123400 - Air compressors
• 42124330 - Parts of air compressors
• 42124340 - Parts of gas compressors
• 42141410 - Winches
• 42400000 - Lifting and handling equipment and parts
• 42410000 - Lifting and handling equipment
• 42411000 - Pulley tackle and hoists
• 42413000 - Jacks and vehicle hoists
• 42414100 - Cranes
• 42416200 - Skip hoists
• 42416300 - Hoists
• 42419000 - Parts of lifting and handling equipment
• 42419500 - Parts of lift, skip hoists or escalators
• 42419520 - Parts of skip hoists
• 42924310 - Spray guns
• 42998100 - Pallet-retrieving system
• 44143000 - Pallets
• 44317000 - Iron or steel slings
• 45222200 - Engineering work for military installations
• 50200000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment
• 50211000 - Repair and maintenance services of aircraft
• 50530000 - Repair and maintenance services of machinery
• 50532300 - Repair and maintenance services of generators
• 50842000 - Repair and maintenance services of weapon systems
• 60444000 - Aircraft-operation services
• 60445000 - Aircraft operating services
• 71311240 - Airport engineering services
• 75221000 - Military defence services

Other Information

To express an interest in attending this Industry Day, please confirm via email no later than 15th June 2023. The email subject should be ‘AAEP Industry Day June 2023’ provide name(s) and roles of attendees, email address, telephone number(s) and the company you are representing to Bryn.williams176@mod.gov.uk. Photo identification (e.g. Driving Licence or Passport) will be necessary for site access on the day. For further details or any queries please contact Bryn.Williams176@mod.gov.uk and Kayleigh.Robertson121@mod.gov.uk Suppliers unable to attend the Market Engagement Day but are interested in this opportunity are welcome to express interest via email. All materials and Q&A responses will be made available to those who express an interest ahead of the 29th of June 2023. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** To note: This PIN is not a means to seek formal expressions of interest; that opportunity may become available in the future through the publication of a formal contract notice that will be published on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP). Suppliers interested in working with the Ministry of Defence should register on the MOD Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at www.contracts.mod.uk. The MOD SID is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all MOD and UK Defence procurement personnel and is the main supplier database of MOD Procurement organisations. Please note: the registration and publication of a company profile on the MOD SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation. The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications You must not take this Prior Information Notice to mean confirmation that the Authority shall award a contract for this requirement. The Authority is publishing this announcement without any commitment to issue a tender or place a contract. Accordingly, any expenditure, work or effort undertaken before contract award is a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.