Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
JFC6A, Room 1.2.24, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX
UK
Contact person: Andy Wood
Telephone: +44 01412242790
E-mail: DefComrclCC-JFC6a3@mod.uk
Fax: +44 01412242139
NUTS: UKJ23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.contracts.mod.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Prosthetic Services.
Reference number: JFC6A/0022
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of Prosthetic Services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
15 185 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ23
Main site or place of performance:
Surrey.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of a Prosthetics and Orthotic Rehabilitation Service to the Ministry of Defence from 1.1.2017 to 31.12.2021. The whole spectrum of prosthetic and orthotic rehabilitation is required, including: clinical delivery; on-site management; provision and manufacture of prosthetic and orthotic devices; engineering quality assurance; limb component tracking; training; and research.
The service will initially be delivered at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) at Headley Court, Epsom, Surrey; however, following a transition phase in mid-2018, it is the Authority's intent that the DMRC will relocate to Stanford Hall, Loughborough, Nottinghamshire.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: As incorporated in the Invitation to Tender JFC6A/0022
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Compliance with contractual requirements and provision of competitive firm prices for entire duration
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This agreement includes the facility for 2 additional 1-year option periods — which if the contracting authority decides to invoke, could extend the duration for up to an additional 2 years — maximum.
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
It is the intention that this requirement shall initially be placed to contract for a 3-year duration (with a total financial sanction of 9 115 000 GBP) with the facility to extend, if required by the authority, for 2 additional option years (with a combined, estimated total financial sanction of 6 070 000 GBP).
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about 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:
2016/S 173-310933
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: JFC6A/0022
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/12/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Chas A Blatchford & Sons Ltd
11 Atlas Way, Atlas North
Sheffield
S47QQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1142637900
Fax: +44 1142637901
NUTS: UKJ23
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 15 185 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
From 2/4/14 HMG is introducing its new Govt Security Classifications Policy (GSC) to replace the current Govt Protective Marking Scheme. A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All suppliers to the Dept are encouraged to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link is: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
The authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of info to reflect any changes in national law or Govt policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified info (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 Govt policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise.
GO Reference: GO-20161222-DCB-9313091.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
Romm 1.2.24, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX
UK
Telephone: +44 01412242790
E-mail: DefComrclCC-JFC6a3@mod.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
Romm 1.2.24, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX
UK
Telephone: +44 01412242790
E-mail: DefComrclCC-JFC6a3@mod.uk
Fax: +44 01412242139
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, C&C, Airseeker Project Team
Romm 1.2.24, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX
UK
Telephone: +44 01412242790
E-mail: DefComrclCC-JFC6a3@mod.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/12/2016