Provision of Air & Ground MEDEVAC, Range Clearance and General Aviation Support to British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK)

Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: IV 2.2, IV 2.7, IV 3 Instead of: Read: Place of text to be modified: IV2.2, IV2.7, IV3 Instead of: Read: Other additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). A Suitability Assesment Questionaire has been issued with this Tender, all documents have been uploaded with this advert. Interested parties are to submit Tender responces including a SAQ submission by the Tender return date of 1000hrs GMT on the 5th July 2016. A Bidders Conference will be held on the 8th June 2016 in Kenya, prospective attendees should confirm their interest in attending this event no later than the 3rd June 2016. E-mails can be direct to [email protected].

However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.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.

From 2 April 2014 the Government is introducing its new Government Security Classifications Policy (GSC) to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme. A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All suppliers to the Department are encouraged to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the new GSC.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications

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 protectiv

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