Operational Ration Packs 2019

Region

Contract notice

Supplies

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Leidos Supply, Ltd
8 Monarch Court, The Brooms, Emersons Green
Bristol
BS16 7FH
United Kingdom
E-mail: jon.nalder@leidos.com
NUTS code: UKK11

Internet address(es):

Main address: https://www.leidos-supply.uk/

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://esourcing.leidos-supply.uk/emptoris

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://esourcing.leidos-supply.uk/emptoris

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Defence

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Operational Ration Packs 2019

Reference number: LSL/FOOD/0011

II.1.2)Main CPV code

15000000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4)Short description:

Team Leidos, under the scope of the Logistics Commodities Support (Transformation) — LCS(T) contract, has a requirement for the supply of a range of Operational Ration Packs (ORP) to support expeditionary military operations and exercises undertaken by the UK Armed Forces.

A flexible range of rations are required to meet the cognitive, nutritional and energy needs of the service personnel in the field. Due to the transient nature of military operations, routinely taking place all over the world, the ORP will need to withstand a variety of climates and have an extended shelf life on delivery into the designated storage facility, the Defence Fulfilment Centre in Donnington, Shropshire.

The agreement shall be divided into 4 lots by ration type. The agreement shall be awarded for an initial period of 2 years 10 months from June 2019, with the option of a further 1 year thereafter. The volumes and values provided are for guidance only and are not a guarantee of business.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 80 000 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

24 hour General Purpose Ration and its varients and Single Meal Ration

Lot No: 1

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

15800000

15881000

15890000

15894000

15894200

15897000

15897100

18937000

18937100

22993400

39222100

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKG21

Main site or place of performance:

Defence Fulfilment Centre, Donnington, Telford, Shropshire.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The main ORP is the 24-hour GP ration, which currently consists of meal retort pouches (breakfast, lunch and dinner), pudding retort pouches, powdered drinks, sweets, chocolate bars, fruit/cereal bars, nuts, chewing gum, teabags, coffee sachets, whitener sachets, sugar sachets, water sterilisation tablets, wet wipes, a pack of tissues, windproof/waterproof matches and a combined spoon/fork (spork). The current annual consumption volume of the 24-hour GP ration is circa 1.5M rations.

The 24-hour Cultural and Ethnic rations (eg: Halal, Kosher etc) are a variant of the 24-hour GP ration. The current annual consumption volume of all the 24-hour Cultural and Ethnic rations is circa 100K rations. The 24-hour Enhanced and 8-hour Single Meal Rations (SMR) are also a variant of the 24-hour GP ration and additionally include a Flameless Ration Heater. The current annual consumption volume of all the 24-hour Enhanced and 8-hour SMR rations is circa 15K and 80K rations respectively.

All outer cartons shall meet minimum performance criteria, including minimum compression and burst strength and minimum water resistance requirements. All ration cartons are packed on NATO Standard Four-Way Pallets to specified menu stacking requirements and maximum weight and dimensional (including height) requirements. All 24-hour and 8-hour ration packs must have a minimum remaining product shelf life of 24 months (2 years) from the date of delivery into the Defence Fulfilment Centre (DFC).

All rations must meet the specified component requirements and complete ration pack calorific and nutritional values and shall be compliant with Food Safety, Legality and Quality in accordance with EU/UK legislation. The supplier holds responsibility for producing the ORP to meet the specified requirements and to deliver complete rations.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 01/06/2019

End: 31/03/2023

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

This agreement shall be replaced by a new agreement, which shall be awarded to coincide with the expiry date of this agreement.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

10-man Ration

Lot No: 2

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

15800000

15881000

15890000

15894000

15894200

15897000

15897100

18937000

18937100

22993400

39222100

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKG21

Main site or place of performance:

Defence Fulfilment Centre, Donnington, Telford, Shropshire

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The 10-Man ration is used by military chefs in field kitchens for group feeding. It currently includes components such as main meal retort pouches, tinned meats, tinned desserts, tinned fruit and vegetables, large pasta and rice packs, biscuits, fruit/cereal bars, powdered drinks, teabags, powdered milk, sauce sachets, flour, bicarbonate of soda, dried yeast, cooking oil, salt and pepper, sugar, garlic powder, dried onions, dried herbs, tin opener and refuse sacks. The current annual consumption volume of the 10-Man ration is circa 200K rations.

The 10-Man ration must have a minimum remaining product shelf life of 24 months (2 years) from the date of delivery into the Defence Fulfilment Centre (DFC).

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 01/06/2019

End: 31/03/2023

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

This agreement shall be replaced by a new agreement, which shall be awarded to coincide with the expiry date of this agreement.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Cold Climate Ration

Lot No: 3

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

15800000

15881000

15890000

15894000

15894200

15897000

15897100

18937000

18937100

22993400

39222100

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKG21

Main site or place of performance:

Defence Fulfilment Centre, Donnington, Telford, Shropshire

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The 24-hour Cold Climate (dehydrated) ration is a variant of the 24-hour GP ration but the main meal and pudding pouches are all freeze dried. The current annual consumption volume of the 24-hour CC ration is circa 30K rations.

The Cold Climate ration must have a minimum remaining product shelf life of 24 months (2 years) from the date of delivery into the Defence Fulfilment Centre (DFC).

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 01/06/2019

End: 31/03/2023

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

This agreement shall be replaced by a new agreement, which shall be awarded to coincide with the expiry date of this agreement.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Emergency Survival Rations

Lot No: 4

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

15800000

15881000

15890000

15894000

15894200

15897000

15897100

18937000

18937100

22993400

39222100

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKG21

Main site or place of performance:

Defence Fulfilment Centre, Donnington, Telford, Shropshire

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The Emergency Survival rations currently include components such as drinking water pouches, fruit flavoured sweets, sugar cubes, beef stock drink, coffee sachets, water purification tablets, salt sachets and high calorific energy bars.

The Emergency and Survival rations must have a minimum remaining product shelf life of 48 months (4 years) from the date of delivery into the DFC.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 01/06/2019

End: 31/03/2023

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

This agreement shall be replaced by a new agreement, which shall be awarded to coincide with the expiry date of this agreement.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 247-517619

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 05/12/2018

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 05/12/2018

Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

January 2021

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3)Additional information:

If you are already a registered supplier on our eSourcing platform, you can request access to tender documents, free of charge, by emailing esourcing-support@Leidos.com referencing LSL/FOOD/0011 Operational Ration Packs 2019. There is no need to register again. If you are not currently a registered supplier, please go to the following website https://esourcing.leidos-supply.uk click on "Supplier Self Registration" and complete the form, stating your interest in 'Operational Ration Packs 2019' when asked for the reason for your registration. All suppliers need to be registered for our eSourcing platform, via the above self-registration link, to be able to participate in any procurement activity run by Leidos Supply Ltd. On-line tutorials on how to use our eSourcing solution are available on the Leidos Supply Portal. Please go to https://www.leidos-supply.uk/esourcing-supplier-guide For any other technical support relating to your use of the eSourcing system please contact esourcing-support@Leidos.com. Queries will be responded to within one working day.

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Leidos Supply, Ltd
8 Monarch Court, The Brooms, Emersons Green
Bristol
BS16 7FH
United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

UK has no body responsible for appeals or mediation procedures
N/A
United Kingdom

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

07/09/2018