Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Building B15, MoD Donnington
Telford
TF2 8JT
UK
Contact person: Justyna Chmura
E-mail: justyna.chmura@babcockinternational.com
NUTS: UKG21
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.babcockinternational.com
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
THE SUPPLY OF HAND TOOLS & ASSOCIATED ITEMS
Reference number: IRM23/7640
II.1.2) Main CPV code
44511000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Babcock Land Defence Limited - acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence ("the Authority") has under consideration a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Hand Tools, Power Tools, Pneumatic Tools and Associated Items with a duration of 3 Years with 1 Option Year.
This Contract is intended to include circa 4k items identified as being in scope.
The advertised contract value is £60 million including the Option Year.
All items within the scope of requirement are codified to NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs). Tenderers shall be provided with NATO Stock Numbers and shall be informed of any required applicable compliance standards.
Tenderers shall be expected to provide items in accordance with designated Manufacturers/Supplier and Manufacturer’s Part Number (MPN).
The Contract shall be awarded to up to four (4) compliant Bidders who provide the most economically advantageous tender based on the basket of goods provided in Annex A to Schedule 2 - Price List and responses to the Social Values and Quality questions.
Babcock Land Defence Limited reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award (over and above those items envisaged to be added at Contract Award). Additional items will be added to resultant contract(s) following mini competitions between those Suppliers admitted to the framework(s) full details of how this will operate will be detailed within the tender documents.
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 Contractor shall hold and maintain UKAS Accredited ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent certification at no additional expense to the Authority. The Authority is to be informed within 10 working days of any changes to certification, including changes to scope of activity during this period.
The Authority shall award the Contract in accordance with the evaluation criteria which will be detailed in the Invitation To Tender (ITT).
Expressions of interest to participate in this requirement are to be submitted on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) by completing the PQQ. The PQQ shall be assessed on DSP using the selection criteria given within the PQQ and within each question. It is the intention of the authority to down select, economic operators who will be invited to tender, only those suppliers who provide all mandatory information and are not subject to a mandatory exclusion.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
60 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
44511000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG21
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Babcock Land Defence Limited - acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence ("the Authority") has under consideration a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Hand Tools, Power Tools, Pneumatic Tools and Associated Items with a duration of 3 Years with 1 Option Year.
This Contract is intended to include circa 4k items identified as being in scope.
The advertised contract value is £60 million including the Option Year.
All items within the scope of requirement are codified to NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs). Tenderers shall be provided with NATO Stock Numbers and shall be informed of any required applicable compliance standards.
Tenderers shall be expected to provide items in accordance with designated Manufacturers/Supplier and Manufacturer’s Part Number (MPN).
The Contract shall be awarded to up to four (4) compliant Bidders who provide the most economically advantageous tender based on the basket of goods provided in Annex A to Schedule 2 - Price List and responses to the Social Values and Quality questions.
Babcock Land Defence Limited reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award (over and above those items envisaged to be added at Contract Award). Additional items will be added to resultant contract(s) following mini competitions between those Suppliers admitted to the framework(s) full details of how this will operate will be detailed within the tender documents.
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 Contractor shall hold and maintain UKAS Accredited ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent certification at no additional expense to the Authority. The Authority is to be informed within 10 working days of any changes to certification, including changes to scope of activity during this period.
The Authority shall award the Contract in accordance with the evaluation criteria which will be detailed in the Invitation To Tender (ITT).
Expressions of interest to participate in this requirement are to be submitted on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) by completing the PQQ. The PQQ shall be assessed on DSP using the selection criteria given within the PQQ and within each question. It is the intention of the authority to down select, economic operators who will be invited to tender, only those suppliers who provide all mandatory information and are not subject to a mandatory exclusion.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 80
Quality criterion: Social Values
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
1 Option Year
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-035292
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: IRM23/7640
Title: THE SUPPLY OF HAND TOOLS
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/08/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Carwood Motor Units Ltd
Coventry
UK
NUTS: UKG33
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 60 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: IRM23/7640
Title: THE SUPPLY OF HAND TOOLS
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/08/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Central Management Catalogue Agency (UK) Ltd
Worcester
UK
NUTS: UKG12
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 60 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: IRM23/7640
Title: The Supply of Hand Tools
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/08/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Joseph Gleave & Son Ltd
Manchester
UK
NUTS: UKD33
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 60 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: IRM23/7640
Title: The Supply of Hand Tools
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/08/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TW Engineering Co. Ltd
Ilkeston
UK
NUTS: UKF1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 60 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry Of Defense
Building B15, MoD Donnington
Telford
TF2 8JT
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/08/2024