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closed GB restricted procedure Suitable for SMEs

# IRM21/7574 - The Repair and Calibration of General Purpose testing & Measuring Equipment (GPTME)

[Ministry of Defence](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-defence)

Estimated value

£5,561,330 to £7,612,805

Published

22 Sept 2023

Deadline

Closed

1 Nov 2023

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.

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## About this tender

\*\*This Notice is for Transparency Purposes Only\*\*

Babcock Land Defence Limited acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence ("the Authority") has under consideration a 3-year Framework Agreement, for the Calibration & Repair of General-Purpose Testing and Measuring Equipment (GPTME) currently in service in the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).

The requirement is split into 7 lots:

- Lot 1 The Repair and Calibration of Amplifiers, Attenuators & Filters, Bridges & Calibrators, EMC, ESD, Probes & Radiological, Logic & Network Analysers
- Lot 2 The Calibration and Repair of Oscilloscopes, Pulse Generators & Timers, Frequency, Modulation Meters, Directional Couplers & Power, Signal Analysers, Signal Generators, Spectrum Analysers & Waveform Analyser
- Lot 3 The Calibration and Repair of Insulation testers, Potentiometers, RCD & Portable Appliance testers, Clamps & Multimeters, Capacitance, Resistance Meters & Voltage Standards
- Lot 4 The Repair and Calibration of Distortion meters, Measuring Receiver, Radio Test Sets & Antenna
- Lot 5 Removed due to the absence of sufficient pre-qualified bidders
- Lot 6 Removed due to the absence of sufficient pre-qualified bidders
- Lot 7 The Repair and Calibration of Dimensional, Force & hardness, Torque and Pressure Items
- Lot 8 The Repair and Calibration of Acoustics, Synchro Test Set, Humidity & Temperature and Tachometer Items
- Lot 9 The repair & Calibration of Mass & Mass (On Site Calibration) Items

The successful contractor(s) will be required to calibrate/repair Articles to UKAS and/or OEM specifications and calibration standards identified with an accompanying Certificate of Calibration and/or Certificate of Conformance detailing results of any applicable output tests. The successful contractor will be required to supply all spares/components necessary to undertake the repair process.

The contract has an estimated value of Â£5.6 million (split accordingly over the 7 lots).

Each individual lot shall be awarded to the bidder who provides the Most Economically Advantageous commercially compliant tender(s) gaining the highest Weighted Vale for Money (VFM) index score. Weightings have been applied to the three areas under evaluation, and shall be as follows:

55% - Technical Capability

10% - Social Values

35% - Cost

The resulting contract shall contain a set of Key Performance Indicators to measure performance in areas such as delivery and quality and shall include remedies for poor performance. The Authority shall award the Contract in accordance with the evaluation criteria which will be detailed in the Invitation To Tender

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## CPV classification

Calibration services

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/cb6dda46-8265-4fe2-93ab-d8658250462f)

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